What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1159 and 1163?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1159 and 1163 is 1.

GCF(1159,1163) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1159 and 1163, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1159 and 1163.

How to find the GCF of 1159 and 1163?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1159 and 1163. After we will calculate the factors of 1159 and 1163 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1159

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

1159 = 19¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1163

Prime factors of 1163 are 1163. Prime factorization of 1163 in exponential form is:

1163 = 1163¹

Step-3: Factors of 1159

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

1, 19, 61

Step-4: Factors of 1163

List of positive integer factors of 1163 that divides 1159 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1159 and 1163. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1159 and 1163 is 1.

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