What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1080 and 1087?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1080 and 1087 is 1.

GCF(1080,1087) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1080 and 1087, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1080 and 1087.

How to find the GCF of 1080 and 1087?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1080 and 1087. After we will calculate the factors of 1080 and 1087 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1080

Prime factors of 1080 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 1080 in exponential form is:

1080 = 2³ × 3³ × 5¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1087

Prime factors of 1087 are 1087. Prime factorization of 1087 in exponential form is:

1087 = 1087¹

Step-3: Factors of 1080

List of positive integer factors of 1080 that divides 1080 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30, 36, 40, 45, 54, 60, 72, 90, 108, 120, 135, 180, 216, 270, 360, 540

Step-4: Factors of 1087

List of positive integer factors of 1087 that divides 1080 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1080 and 1087. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1080 and 1087 is 1.

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