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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1066 and 1079?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1066 and 1079 is 13.

GCF(1066,1079) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1066 and 1079, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1066 and 1079.

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How to find the GCF of 1066 and 1079?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1066 and 1079. After we will calculate the factors of 1066 and 1079 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1066

Prime factors of 1066 are 2, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 1066 in exponential form is:

1066 = 21 × 131 × 411

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1079

Prime factors of 1079 are 13, 83. Prime factorization of 1079 in exponential form is:

1079 = 131 × 831

Step-3: Factors of 1066

List of positive integer factors of 1066 that divides 1066 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 41, 82, 533

Step-4: Factors of 1079

List of positive integer factors of 1079 that divides 1066 without a remainder.

1, 13, 83

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1066 and 1079. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1066 and 1079 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1066 and 1079