What is the Greatest Common Factor of 115 and 119?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 115 and 119 is 1.

GCF(115,119) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 115 and 119, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 115 and 119.

How to find the GCF of 115 and 119?

We will first find the prime factorization of 115 and 119. After we will calculate the factors of 115 and 119 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 115

Prime factors of 115 are 5, 23. Prime factorization of 115 in exponential form is:

115 = 5¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 119

Prime factors of 119 are 7, 17. Prime factorization of 119 in exponential form is:

119 = 7¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 115

List of positive integer factors of 115 that divides 115 without a remainder.

1, 5, 23

Step-4: Factors of 119

List of positive integer factors of 119 that divides 115 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 115 and 119. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 115 and 119 is 1.

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