What is the Greatest Common Factor of 166 and 181?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 166 and 181 is 1.

GCF(166,181) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 166 and 181, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 166 and 181.

How to find the GCF of 166 and 181?

We will first find the prime factorization of 166 and 181. After we will calculate the factors of 166 and 181 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 181

Prime factors of 181 are 181. Prime factorization of 181 in exponential form is:

181 = 181¹

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 181

List of positive integer factors of 181 that divides 166 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 166 and 181. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 166 and 181 is 1.

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