What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1078 and 1098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1078 and 1098 is 2.

GCF(1078,1098) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1078 and 1098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1078 and 1098.

How to find the GCF of 1078 and 1098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1078 and 1098. After we will calculate the factors of 1078 and 1098 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1078

Prime factors of 1078 are 2, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 1078 in exponential form is:

1078 = 2¹ × 7² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1098

Prime factors of 1098 are 2, 3, 61. Prime factorization of 1098 in exponential form is:

1098 = 2¹ × 3² × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 1078

List of positive integer factors of 1078 that divides 1078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 22, 49, 77, 98, 154, 539

Step-4: Factors of 1098

List of positive integer factors of 1098 that divides 1078 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 61, 122, 183, 366, 549

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1078 and 1098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1078 and 1098 is 2.

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