What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1179 and 1193?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1179 and 1193 is 1.

GCF(1179,1193) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1179 and 1193, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1179 and 1193.

How to find the GCF of 1179 and 1193?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1179 and 1193. After we will calculate the factors of 1179 and 1193 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1179

Prime factors of 1179 are 3, 131. Prime factorization of 1179 in exponential form is:

1179 = 3² × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1193

Prime factors of 1193 are 1193. Prime factorization of 1193 in exponential form is:

1193 = 1193¹

Step-3: Factors of 1179

List of positive integer factors of 1179 that divides 1179 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 131, 393

Step-4: Factors of 1193

List of positive integer factors of 1193 that divides 1179 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1179 and 1193. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1179 and 1193 is 1.

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