What is the Greatest Common Factor of 197 and 203?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 197 and 203 is 1.

GCF(197,203) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 197 and 203, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 197 and 203.

How to find the GCF of 197 and 203?

We will first find the prime factorization of 197 and 203. After we will calculate the factors of 197 and 203 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 197

Prime factors of 197 are 197. Prime factorization of 197 in exponential form is:

197 = 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 203

Prime factors of 203 are 7, 29. Prime factorization of 203 in exponential form is:

203 = 7¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 197

List of positive integer factors of 197 that divides 197 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 203

List of positive integer factors of 203 that divides 197 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 197 and 203. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 197 and 203 is 1.

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