What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1062 and 1077?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1062 and 1077 is 3.

GCF(1062,1077) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1062 and 1077, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1062 and 1077.

How to find the GCF of 1062 and 1077?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1062 and 1077. After we will calculate the factors of 1062 and 1077 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1062

Prime factors of 1062 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 1062 in exponential form is:

1062 = 2¹ × 3² × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1077

Prime factors of 1077 are 3, 359. Prime factorization of 1077 in exponential form is:

1077 = 3¹ × 359¹

Step-3: Factors of 1062

List of positive integer factors of 1062 that divides 1062 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 59, 118, 177, 354, 531

Step-4: Factors of 1077

List of positive integer factors of 1077 that divides 1062 without a remainder.

1, 3, 359

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1062 and 1077. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1062 and 1077 is 3.

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