What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1048 and 1063?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1048 and 1063 is 1.

GCF(1048,1063) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1048 and 1063, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1048 and 1063.

How to find the GCF of 1048 and 1063?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1048 and 1063. After we will calculate the factors of 1048 and 1063 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1048

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

1048 = 2³ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1063

Prime factors of 1063 are 1063. Prime factorization of 1063 in exponential form is:

1063 = 1063¹

Step-3: Factors of 1048

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1063

List of positive integer factors of 1063 that divides 1048 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1048 and 1063. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1048 and 1063 is 1.

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