What is the Greatest Common Factor of 197 and 204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 197 and 204 is 1.

GCF(197,204) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 197 and 204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 197 and 204.

How to find the GCF of 197 and 204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 197 and 204. After we will calculate the factors of 197 and 204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 197

Prime factors of 197 are 197. Prime factorization of 197 in exponential form is:

197 = 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 204

Prime factors of 204 are 2, 3, 17. Prime factorization of 204 in exponential form is:

204 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 197

List of positive integer factors of 197 that divides 197 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 204

List of positive integer factors of 204 that divides 197 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 197 and 204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 197 and 204 is 1.

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