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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1278 and 1283?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1278 and 1283 is 1.

GCF(1278,1283) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1278 and 1283, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1278 and 1283.

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How to find the GCF of 1278 and 1283?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1278 and 1283. After we will calculate the factors of 1278 and 1283 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1278

Prime factors of 1278 are 2, 3, 71. Prime factorization of 1278 in exponential form is:

1278 = 21 × 32 × 711

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1283

Prime factors of 1283 are 1283. Prime factorization of 1283 in exponential form is:

1283 = 12831

Step-3: Factors of 1278

List of positive integer factors of 1278 that divides 1278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 71, 142, 213, 426, 639

Step-4: Factors of 1283

List of positive integer factors of 1283 that divides 1278 without a remainder.

1

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1278 and 1283. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1278 and 1283 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1278 and 1283