What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1159 and 1164?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1159 and 1164 is 1.

GCF(1159,1164) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1159 and 1164, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1159 and 1164.

How to find the GCF of 1159 and 1164?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1159 and 1164. After we will calculate the factors of 1159 and 1164 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 1164

Prime factors of 1164 are 2, 3, 97. Prime factorization of 1164 in exponential form is:

1164 = 2² × 3¹ × 97¹

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 1164

List of positive integer factors of 1164 that divides 1159 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 97, 194, 291, 388, 582

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1159 and 1164. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1159 and 1164 is 1.

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