What is the Greatest Common Factor of 151 and 171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 151 and 171 is 1.

GCF(151,171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 151 and 171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 151 and 171.

How to find the GCF of 151 and 171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 151 and 171. After we will calculate the factors of 151 and 171 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 171

Prime factors of 171 are 3, 19. Prime factorization of 171 in exponential form is:

171 = 3² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 151

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

Step-4: Factors of 171

List of positive integer factors of 171 that divides 151 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 57

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 151 and 171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 151 and 171 is 1.

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