What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1041 and 1048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1041 and 1048 is 1.

GCF(1041,1048) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1041 and 1048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1041 and 1048.

How to find the GCF of 1041 and 1048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1041 and 1048. After we will calculate the factors of 1041 and 1048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1041

Prime factors of 1041 are 3, 347. Prime factorization of 1041 in exponential form is:

1041 = 3¹ × 347¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1048

Prime factors of 1048 are 2, 131. Prime factorization of 1048 in exponential form is:

1048 = 2³ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 1041

List of positive integer factors of 1041 that divides 1041 without a remainder.

1, 3, 347

Step-4: Factors of 1048

List of positive integer factors of 1048 that divides 1041 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 131, 262, 524

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1041 and 1048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1041 and 1048 is 1.

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