What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1079 and 1085?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1079 and 1085 is 1.

GCF(1079,1085) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1079 and 1085, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1079 and 1085.

How to find the GCF of 1079 and 1085?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1079 and 1085. After we will calculate the factors of 1079 and 1085 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1079

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

1079 = 13¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1085

Prime factors of 1085 are 5, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 1085 in exponential form is:

1085 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 1079

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

1, 13, 83

Step-4: Factors of 1085

List of positive integer factors of 1085 that divides 1079 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 31, 35, 155, 217

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1079 and 1085. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1079 and 1085 is 1.

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