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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 166 and 173?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 166 and 173 is 1.

GCF(166,173) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 166 and 173, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 166 and 173.

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How to find the GCF of 166 and 173?

We will first find the prime factorization of 166 and 173. After we will calculate the factors of 166 and 173 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 166

Prime factors of 166 are 2, 83. Prime factorization of 166 in exponential form is:

166 = 21 × 831

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 173

Prime factors of 173 are 173. Prime factorization of 173 in exponential form is:

173 = 1731

Step-3: Factors of 166

List of positive integer factors of 166 that divides 166 without a remainder.

1, 2, 83

Step-4: Factors of 173

List of positive integer factors of 173 that divides 166 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 166 and 173. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 166 and 173 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 166 and 173