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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1243 and 1261?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1243 and 1261 is 1.

GCF(1243,1261) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1243 and 1261, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1243 and 1261.

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How to find the GCF of 1243 and 1261?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1243 and 1261. After we will calculate the factors of 1243 and 1261 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1243

Prime factors of 1243 are 11, 113. Prime factorization of 1243 in exponential form is:

1243 = 111 × 1131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1261

Prime factors of 1261 are 13, 97. Prime factorization of 1261 in exponential form is:

1261 = 131 × 971

Step-3: Factors of 1243

List of positive integer factors of 1243 that divides 1243 without a remainder.

1, 11, 113

Step-4: Factors of 1261

List of positive integer factors of 1261 that divides 1243 without a remainder.

1, 13, 97

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1243 and 1261. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1243 and 1261 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1243 and 1261