What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1397 and 1406?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1397 and 1406 is 1.

GCF(1397,1406) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1397 and 1406, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1397 and 1406.

How to find the GCF of 1397 and 1406?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1397 and 1406. After we will calculate the factors of 1397 and 1406 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1397

Prime factors of 1397 are 11, 127. Prime factorization of 1397 in exponential form is:

1397 = 11¹ × 127¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1406

Prime factors of 1406 are 2, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 1406 in exponential form is:

1406 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 1397

List of positive integer factors of 1397 that divides 1397 without a remainder.

1, 11, 127

Step-4: Factors of 1406

List of positive integer factors of 1406 that divides 1397 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 37, 38, 74, 703

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1397 and 1406. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1397 and 1406 is 1.

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