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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 138 and 143?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 138 and 143 is 1.

GCF(138,143) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 138 and 143, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 138 and 143.

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How to find the GCF of 138 and 143?

We will first find the prime factorization of 138 and 143. After we will calculate the factors of 138 and 143 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 138

Prime factors of 138 are 2, 3, 23. Prime factorization of 138 in exponential form is:

138 = 21 × 31 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 143

Prime factors of 143 are 11, 13. Prime factorization of 143 in exponential form is:

143 = 111 × 131

Step-3: Factors of 138

List of positive integer factors of 138 that divides 138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 46, 69

Step-4: Factors of 143

List of positive integer factors of 143 that divides 138 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 138 and 143. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 138 and 143 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 138 and 143