What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1266 and 1280?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1266 and 1280 is 2.

GCF(1266,1280) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1266 and 1280, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1266 and 1280.

How to find the GCF of 1266 and 1280?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1266 and 1280. After we will calculate the factors of 1266 and 1280 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1266

Prime factors of 1266 are 2, 3, 211. Prime factorization of 1266 in exponential form is:

1266 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1280

Prime factors of 1280 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 1280 in exponential form is:

1280 = 2⁸ × 5¹

Step-3: Factors of 1266

List of positive integer factors of 1266 that divides 1266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 211, 422, 633

Step-4: Factors of 1280

List of positive integer factors of 1280 that divides 1266 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 80, 128, 160, 256, 320, 640

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1266 and 1280. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1266 and 1280 is 2.

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