What is the Greatest Common Factor of 209 and 213?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 209 and 213 is 1.

GCF(209,213) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 209 and 213, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 209 and 213.

How to find the GCF of 209 and 213?

We will first find the prime factorization of 209 and 213. After we will calculate the factors of 209 and 213 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 209

Prime factors of 209 are 11, 19. Prime factorization of 209 in exponential form is:

209 = 11¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 213

Prime factors of 213 are 3, 71. Prime factorization of 213 in exponential form is:

213 = 3¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 209

List of positive integer factors of 209 that divides 209 without a remainder.

1, 11, 19

Step-4: Factors of 213

List of positive integer factors of 213 that divides 209 without a remainder.

1, 3, 71

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 209 and 213. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 209 and 213 is 1.

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