What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7157 and 7171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7157 and 7171 is 1.

GCF(7157,7171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7157 and 7171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7157 and 7171.

How to find the GCF of 7157 and 7171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7157 and 7171. After we will calculate the factors of 7157 and 7171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7157

Prime factors of 7157 are 17, 421. Prime factorization of 7157 in exponential form is:

7157 = 17¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7171

Prime factors of 7171 are 71, 101. Prime factorization of 7171 in exponential form is:

7171 = 71¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 7157

List of positive integer factors of 7157 that divides 7157 without a remainder.

1, 17, 421

Step-4: Factors of 7171

List of positive integer factors of 7171 that divides 7157 without a remainder.

1, 71, 101

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7157 and 7171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7157 and 7171 is 1.

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