What is the Greatest Common Factor of 151 and 157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 151 and 157 is 1.

GCF(151,157) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 151 and 157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 151 and 157.

How to find the GCF of 151 and 157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 151 and 157. After we will calculate the factors of 151 and 157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 151

Prime factors of 151 are 151. Prime factorization of 151 in exponential form is:

151 = 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 157

Prime factors of 157 are 157. Prime factorization of 157 in exponential form is:

157 = 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 151

List of positive integer factors of 151 that divides 151 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 157

List of positive integer factors of 157 that divides 151 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 151 and 157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 151 and 157 is 1.

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