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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 163 and 179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 163 and 179 is 1.

GCF(163,179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 163 and 179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 163 and 179.

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How to find the GCF of 163 and 179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 163 and 179. After we will calculate the factors of 163 and 179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 163

Prime factors of 163 are 163. Prime factorization of 163 in exponential form is:

163 = 1631

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 179

Prime factors of 179 are 179. Prime factorization of 179 in exponential form is:

179 = 1791

Step-3: Factors of 163

List of positive integer factors of 163 that divides 163 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 179

List of positive integer factors of 179 that divides 163 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 163 and 179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 163 and 179 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 163 and 179