What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1192 and 1198?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1192 and 1198 is 2.

GCF(1192,1198) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1192 and 1198, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1192 and 1198.

How to find the GCF of 1192 and 1198?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1192 and 1198. After we will calculate the factors of 1192 and 1198 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1192

Prime factors of 1192 are 2, 149. Prime factorization of 1192 in exponential form is:

1192 = 2³ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1198

Prime factors of 1198 are 2, 599. Prime factorization of 1198 in exponential form is:

1198 = 2¹ × 599¹

Step-3: Factors of 1192

List of positive integer factors of 1192 that divides 1192 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 149, 298, 596

Step-4: Factors of 1198

List of positive integer factors of 1198 that divides 1192 without a remainder.

1, 2, 599

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1192 and 1198. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1192 and 1198 is 2.

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