What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7137 and 7156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7137 and 7156 is 1.

GCF(7137,7156) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7137 and 7156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7137 and 7156.

How to find the GCF of 7137 and 7156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7137 and 7156. After we will calculate the factors of 7137 and 7156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7137

Prime factors of 7137 are 3, 13, 61. Prime factorization of 7137 in exponential form is:

7137 = 3² × 13¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7156

Prime factors of 7156 are 2, 1789. Prime factorization of 7156 in exponential form is:

7156 = 2² × 1789¹

Step-3: Factors of 7137

List of positive integer factors of 7137 that divides 7137 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 61, 117, 183, 549, 793, 2379

Step-4: Factors of 7156

List of positive integer factors of 7156 that divides 7137 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1789, 3578

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7137 and 7156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7137 and 7156 is 1.

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