What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1044 and 1062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1044 and 1062 is 18.

GCF(1044,1062) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1044 and 1062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1044 and 1062.

How to find the GCF of 1044 and 1062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1044 and 1062. After we will calculate the factors of 1044 and 1062 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 1062

Prime factors of 1062 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 1062 in exponential form is:

1062 = 2¹ × 3² × 59¹

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 1062

List of positive integer factors of 1062 that divides 1044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 59, 118, 177, 354, 531

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1044 and 1062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1044 and 1062 is 18.

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