What is the Greatest Common Factor of 117 and 133?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 117 and 133 is 1.

GCF(117,133) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 117 and 133, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 117 and 133.

How to find the GCF of 117 and 133?

We will first find the prime factorization of 117 and 133. After we will calculate the factors of 117 and 133 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 117

Prime factors of 117 are 3, 13. Prime factorization of 117 in exponential form is:

117 = 3² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 133

Prime factors of 133 are 7, 19. Prime factorization of 133 in exponential form is:

133 = 7¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 117

List of positive integer factors of 117 that divides 117 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39

Step-4: Factors of 133

List of positive integer factors of 133 that divides 117 without a remainder.

1, 7, 19

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 117 and 133. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 117 and 133 is 1.

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