Greatest Common Factor of 156 and 163

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 156, 163 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 156 and 163 is 1.

GCF(156,163) = 1

GCF of 156 and 163

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 156 and 163

GCF of 156 and 163 is 1

Prime Factorization of 156


2 156
2 78
3 39
13 13
1

Prime factors of 156 are 2,3,13. Prime factorization of 156 in exponential form is:

156 = 22×31×131

Prime Factorization of 163


163 163
1

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

163 = 1631

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 156 and 163 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 156 and 163 by matching factors method

Factors of 156

List of positive integer factors of 156 that divides 156 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,12,13,26,39,52,78,156

Factors of 163

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

1,163

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 156 and 163. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 156 and 163 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 156 and 163

Properties of GCF 156 and 163

(i) The GCF of 156 and 163 is associative

GCF of 156 and 163 = GCF of 163 and 156

Related Greatest Common Factor of 156

Related Greatest Common Factor of 163

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 156 and 163

1. What is the GCF of 156 and 163?

Answer: GCF of 156 and 163 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 156?

Answer: Factors of 156 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 26, 39, 52, 78, 156. There are 12 integers that are factors of 156. The greatest factor of 156 is 156.

3. What are the Factors of 163?

Answer: Factors of 163 are 1, 163. There are 2 integers that are factors of 163. The greatest factor of 163 is 163.

4. How to Find the GCF of 156 and 163?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 156 and 163 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 156

156 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 13

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 163

163 = 163

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 156 and 163 is 1