What is the Greatest Common Factor of 118 and 131?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 118 and 131 is 1.

GCF(118,131) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 118 and 131, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 118 and 131.

How to find the GCF of 118 and 131?

We will first find the prime factorization of 118 and 131. After we will calculate the factors of 118 and 131 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 118

Prime factors of 118 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 118 in exponential form is:

118 = 2¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 131

Prime factors of 131 are 131. Prime factorization of 131 in exponential form is:

131 = 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 118

List of positive integer factors of 118 that divides 118 without a remainder.

1, 2, 59

Step-4: Factors of 131

List of positive integer factors of 131 that divides 118 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 118 and 131. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 118 and 131 is 1.

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