What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1161 and 1171?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1161 and 1171 is 1.

GCF(1161,1171) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1161 and 1171, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1161 and 1171.

How to find the GCF of 1161 and 1171?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1161 and 1171. After we will calculate the factors of 1161 and 1171 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1161

Prime factors of 1161 are 3, 43. Prime factorization of 1161 in exponential form is:

1161 = 3³ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1171

Prime factors of 1171 are 1171. Prime factorization of 1171 in exponential form is:

1171 = 1171¹

Step-3: Factors of 1161

List of positive integer factors of 1161 that divides 1161 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 43, 129, 387

Step-4: Factors of 1171

List of positive integer factors of 1171 that divides 1161 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1161 and 1171. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1161 and 1171 is 1.

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