What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2159 and 2177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2159 and 2177 is 1.

GCF(2159,2177) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2159 and 2177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2159 and 2177.

How to find the GCF of 2159 and 2177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2159 and 2177. After we will calculate the factors of 2159 and 2177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 2159

Prime factors of 2159 are 17, 127. Prime factorization of 2159 in exponential form is:

2159 = 17¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 2177

Prime factors of 2177 are 7, 311. Prime factorization of 2177 in exponential form is:

2177 = 7¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 2159

List of positive integer factors of 2159 that divides 2159 without a remainder.

1, 17, 127

Step-4: Factors of 2177

List of positive integer factors of 2177 that divides 2159 without a remainder.

1, 7, 311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2159 and 2177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2159 and 2177 is 1.

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