What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1147 and 1159?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1147 and 1159 is 1.

GCF(1147,1159) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1147 and 1159, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1147 and 1159.

How to find the GCF of 1147 and 1159?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1147 and 1159. After we will calculate the factors of 1147 and 1159 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1147

Prime factors of 1147 are 31, 37. Prime factorization of 1147 in exponential form is:

1147 = 31¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1159

Prime factors of 1159 are 19, 61. Prime factorization of 1159 in exponential form is:

1159 = 19¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 1147

List of positive integer factors of 1147 that divides 1147 without a remainder.

1, 31, 37

Step-4: Factors of 1159

List of positive integer factors of 1159 that divides 1147 without a remainder.

1, 19, 61

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1147 and 1159. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1147 and 1159 is 1.

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