What is the Greatest Common Factor of 159 and 177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 159 and 177 is 3.

GCF(159,177) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 159 and 177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 159 and 177.

How to find the GCF of 159 and 177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 159 and 177. After we will calculate the factors of 159 and 177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 159

Prime factors of 159 are 3, 53. Prime factorization of 159 in exponential form is:

159 = 3¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 177

Prime factors of 177 are 3, 59. Prime factorization of 177 in exponential form is:

177 = 3¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 159

List of positive integer factors of 159 that divides 159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53

Step-4: Factors of 177

List of positive integer factors of 177 that divides 159 without a remainder.

1, 3, 59

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 159 and 177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 159 and 177 is 3.

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