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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1290 and 1294?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1290 and 1294 is 2.

GCF(1290,1294) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1290 and 1294, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1290 and 1294.

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How to find the GCF of 1290 and 1294?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1290 and 1294. After we will calculate the factors of 1290 and 1294 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1290

Prime factors of 1290 are 2, 3, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 1290 in exponential form is:

1290 = 21 × 31 × 51 × 431

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1294

Prime factors of 1294 are 2, 647. Prime factorization of 1294 in exponential form is:

1294 = 21 × 6471

Step-3: Factors of 1290

List of positive integer factors of 1290 that divides 1290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 43, 86, 129, 215, 258, 430, 645

Step-4: Factors of 1294

List of positive integer factors of 1294 that divides 1290 without a remainder.

1, 2, 647

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1290 and 1294. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1290 and 1294 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1290 and 1294