What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1159 and 1169?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1159 and 1169 is 1.

GCF(1159,1169) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1159 and 1169, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1159 and 1169.

How to find the GCF of 1159 and 1169?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1159 and 1169. After we will calculate the factors of 1159 and 1169 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 1169

Prime factors of 1169 are 7, 167. Prime factorization of 1169 in exponential form is:

1169 = 7¹ × 167¹

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 1169

List of positive integer factors of 1169 that divides 1159 without a remainder.

1, 7, 167

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1159 and 1169. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1159 and 1169 is 1.

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