What is the Greatest Common Factor of 153 and 163?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 153 and 163 is 1.

GCF(153,163) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 153 and 163, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 153 and 163.

How to find the GCF of 153 and 163?

We will first find the prime factorization of 153 and 163. After we will calculate the factors of 153 and 163 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 153

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

153 = 3² × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 163

Prime factors of 163 are 163. Prime factorization of 163 in exponential form is:

163 = 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 153

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

1, 3, 9, 17, 51

Step-4: Factors of 163

List of positive integer factors of 163 that divides 153 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 153 and 163. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 153 and 163 is 1.

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