What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1167 and 1172?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1167 and 1172 is 1.

GCF(1167,1172) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1167 and 1172, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1167 and 1172.

How to find the GCF of 1167 and 1172?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1167 and 1172. After we will calculate the factors of 1167 and 1172 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1167

Prime factors of 1167 are 3, 389. Prime factorization of 1167 in exponential form is:

1167 = 3¹ × 389¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1172

Prime factors of 1172 are 2, 293. Prime factorization of 1172 in exponential form is:

1172 = 2² × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 1167

List of positive integer factors of 1167 that divides 1167 without a remainder.

1, 3, 389

Step-4: Factors of 1172

List of positive integer factors of 1172 that divides 1167 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 293, 586

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1167 and 1172. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1167 and 1172 is 1.

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