What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1138 and 1157?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1138 and 1157 is 1.

GCF(1138,1157) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1138 and 1157, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1138 and 1157.

How to find the GCF of 1138 and 1157?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1138 and 1157. After we will calculate the factors of 1138 and 1157 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1138

Prime factors of 1138 are 2, 569. Prime factorization of 1138 in exponential form is:

1138 = 2¹ × 569¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1157

Prime factors of 1157 are 13, 89. Prime factorization of 1157 in exponential form is:

1157 = 13¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 1138

List of positive integer factors of 1138 that divides 1138 without a remainder.

1, 2, 569

Step-4: Factors of 1157

List of positive integer factors of 1157 that divides 1138 without a remainder.

1, 13, 89

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1138 and 1157. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1138 and 1157 is 1.

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