What is the Greatest Common Factor of 53143 and 53159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 53143 and 53159 is 1.

GCF(53143,53159) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 53143 and 53159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 53143 and 53159.

How to find the GCF of 53143 and 53159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 53143 and 53159. After we will calculate the factors of 53143 and 53159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 53143

Prime factors of 53143 are 19, 2797. Prime factorization of 53143 in exponential form is:

53143 = 19¹ × 2797¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 53159

Prime factors of 53159 are 17, 53, 59. Prime factorization of 53159 in exponential form is:

53159 = 17¹ × 53¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 53143

List of positive integer factors of 53143 that divides 53143 without a remainder.

1, 19, 2797

Step-4: Factors of 53159

List of positive integer factors of 53159 that divides 53143 without a remainder.

1, 17, 53, 59, 901, 1003, 3127

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 53143 and 53159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 53143 and 53159 is 1.

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