What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1079 and 1092?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1079 and 1092 is 13.

GCF(1079,1092) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1079 and 1092, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1079 and 1092.

How to find the GCF of 1079 and 1092?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1079 and 1092. After we will calculate the factors of 1079 and 1092 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 1092

Prime factors of 1092 are 2, 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 1092 in exponential form is:

1092 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹

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 1092

List of positive integer factors of 1092 that divides 1079 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 21, 26, 28, 39, 42, 52, 78, 84, 91, 156, 182, 273, 364, 546

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1079 and 1092. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1079 and 1092 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1079 and 1092