What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1030 and 1040?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1030 and 1040 is 10.

GCF(1030,1040) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1030 and 1040, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1030 and 1040.

How to find the GCF of 1030 and 1040?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1030 and 1040. After we will calculate the factors of 1030 and 1040 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1030

Prime factors of 1030 are 2, 5, 103. Prime factorization of 1030 in exponential form is:

1030 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1040

Prime factors of 1040 are 2, 5, 13. Prime factorization of 1040 in exponential form is:

1040 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 1030

List of positive integer factors of 1030 that divides 1030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 103, 206, 515

Step-4: Factors of 1040

List of positive integer factors of 1040 that divides 1030 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20, 26, 40, 52, 65, 80, 104, 130, 208, 260, 520

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1030 and 1040. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1030 and 1040 is 10.

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