What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1164 and 1176?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1164 and 1176 is 12.

GCF(1164,1176) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1164 and 1176, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1164 and 1176.

How to find the GCF of 1164 and 1176?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1164 and 1176. After we will calculate the factors of 1164 and 1176 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1176

Prime factors of 1176 are 2, 3, 7. Prime factorization of 1176 in exponential form is:

1176 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7²

Step-3: Factors of 1164

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1176

List of positive integer factors of 1176 that divides 1164 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 49, 56, 84, 98, 147, 168, 196, 294, 392, 588

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1164 and 1176. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1164 and 1176 is 12.

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