What is the Greatest Common Factor of 145 and 153?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 145 and 153 is 1.

GCF(145,153) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 145 and 153, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 145 and 153.

How to find the GCF of 145 and 153?

We will first find the prime factorization of 145 and 153. After we will calculate the factors of 145 and 153 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 145

Prime factors of 145 are 5, 29. Prime factorization of 145 in exponential form is:

145 = 5¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 153

Prime factors of 153 are 3, 17. Prime factorization of 153 in exponential form is:

153 = 3² × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 145

List of positive integer factors of 145 that divides 145 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29

Step-4: Factors of 153

List of positive integer factors of 153 that divides 145 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 17, 51

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 145 and 153. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 145 and 153 is 1.

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