What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1298 and 1309?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1298 and 1309 is 11.

GCF(1298,1309) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1298 and 1309, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1298 and 1309.

How to find the GCF of 1298 and 1309?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1298 and 1309. After we will calculate the factors of 1298 and 1309 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1298

Prime factors of 1298 are 2, 11, 59. Prime factorization of 1298 in exponential form is:

1298 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1309

Prime factors of 1309 are 7, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 1309 in exponential form is:

1309 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-3: Factors of 1298

List of positive integer factors of 1298 that divides 1298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 59, 118, 649

Step-4: Factors of 1309

List of positive integer factors of 1309 that divides 1298 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 17, 77, 119, 187

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1298 and 1309. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1298 and 1309 is 11.

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