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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 119 and 126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 119 and 126 is 7.

GCF(119,126) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 119 and 126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 119 and 126.

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How to find the GCF of 119 and 126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 119 and 126. After we will calculate the factors of 119 and 126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 119

Prime factors of 119 are 7, 17. Prime factorization of 119 in exponential form is:

119 = 71 × 171

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 126

Prime factors of 126 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 126 in exponential form is:

126 = 21 × 32 × 71

Step-3: Factors of 119

List of positive integer factors of 119 that divides 119 without a remainder.

1, 7, 17

Step-4: Factors of 126

List of positive integer factors of 126 that divides 119 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 119 and 126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 119 and 126 is 7.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 119 and 126