What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1038 and 1049?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1038 and 1049 is 1.

GCF(1038,1049) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1038 and 1049, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1038 and 1049.

How to find the GCF of 1038 and 1049?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1038 and 1049. After we will calculate the factors of 1038 and 1049 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1038

Prime factors of 1038 are 2, 3, 173. Prime factorization of 1038 in exponential form is:

1038 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1049

Prime factors of 1049 are 1049. Prime factorization of 1049 in exponential form is:

1049 = 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 1038

List of positive integer factors of 1038 that divides 1038 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 173, 346, 519

Step-4: Factors of 1049

List of positive integer factors of 1049 that divides 1038 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1038 and 1049. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1038 and 1049 is 1.

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