What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1044 and 1060?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1044 and 1060 is 4.

GCF(1044,1060) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1044 and 1060, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1044 and 1060.

How to find the GCF of 1044 and 1060?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1044 and 1060. After we will calculate the factors of 1044 and 1060 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1044

Prime factors of 1044 are 2, 3, 29. Prime factorization of 1044 in exponential form is:

1044 = 2² × 3² × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1060

Prime factors of 1060 are 2, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 1060 in exponential form is:

1060 = 2² × 5¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 1044

List of positive integer factors of 1044 that divides 1044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 29, 36, 58, 87, 116, 174, 261, 348, 522

Step-4: Factors of 1060

List of positive integer factors of 1060 that divides 1044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 53, 106, 212, 265, 530

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1044 and 1060. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1044 and 1060 is 4.

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