What is the Greatest Common Factor of 117 and 137?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 117 and 137 is 1.

GCF(117,137) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 117 and 137, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 117 and 137.

How to find the GCF of 117 and 137?

We will first find the prime factorization of 117 and 137. After we will calculate the factors of 117 and 137 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 137

Prime factors of 137 are 137. Prime factorization of 137 in exponential form is:

137 = 137¹

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 137

List of positive integer factors of 137 that divides 117 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 117 and 137. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 117 and 137 is 1.

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