What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1039 and 1046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1039 and 1046 is 1.

GCF(1039,1046) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1039 and 1046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1039 and 1046.

How to find the GCF of 1039 and 1046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1039 and 1046. After we will calculate the factors of 1039 and 1046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1039

Prime factors of 1039 are 1039. Prime factorization of 1039 in exponential form is:

1039 = 1039¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1046

Prime factors of 1046 are 2, 523. Prime factorization of 1046 in exponential form is:

1046 = 2¹ × 523¹

Step-3: Factors of 1039

List of positive integer factors of 1039 that divides 1039 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1046

List of positive integer factors of 1046 that divides 1039 without a remainder.

1, 2, 523

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1039 and 1046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1039 and 1046 is 1.

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