What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8159 and 8173?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8159 and 8173 is 1.

GCF(8159,8173) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8159 and 8173, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8159 and 8173.

How to find the GCF of 8159 and 8173?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8159 and 8173. After we will calculate the factors of 8159 and 8173 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8159

Prime factors of 8159 are 41, 199. Prime factorization of 8159 in exponential form is:

8159 = 41¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8173

Prime factors of 8173 are 11, 743. Prime factorization of 8173 in exponential form is:

8173 = 11¹ × 743¹

Step-3: Factors of 8159

List of positive integer factors of 8159 that divides 8159 without a remainder.

1, 41, 199

Step-4: Factors of 8173

List of positive integer factors of 8173 that divides 8159 without a remainder.

1, 11, 743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8159 and 8173. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8159 and 8173 is 1.

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