What is the Greatest Common Factor of 2159 and 2179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 2159 and 2179 is 1.

GCF(2159,2179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 2159 and 2179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 2159 and 2179.

How to find the GCF of 2159 and 2179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 2159 and 2179. After we will calculate the factors of 2159 and 2179 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 2179

Prime factors of 2179 are 2179. Prime factorization of 2179 in exponential form is:

2179 = 2179¹

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 2179

List of positive integer factors of 2179 that divides 2159 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 2159 and 2179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 2159 and 2179 is 1.

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