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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1246 and 1257?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1246 and 1257 is 1.

GCF(1246,1257) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1246 and 1257, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1246 and 1257.

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How to find the GCF of 1246 and 1257?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1246 and 1257. After we will calculate the factors of 1246 and 1257 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1246

Prime factors of 1246 are 2, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 1246 in exponential form is:

1246 = 21 × 71 × 891

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1257

Prime factors of 1257 are 3, 419. Prime factorization of 1257 in exponential form is:

1257 = 31 × 4191

Step-3: Factors of 1246

List of positive integer factors of 1246 that divides 1246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 89, 178, 623

Step-4: Factors of 1257

List of positive integer factors of 1257 that divides 1246 without a remainder.

1, 3, 419

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1246 and 1257. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1246 and 1257 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1246 and 1257