What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1168 and 1177?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1168 and 1177 is 1.

GCF(1168,1177) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1168 and 1177, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1168 and 1177.

How to find the GCF of 1168 and 1177?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1168 and 1177. After we will calculate the factors of 1168 and 1177 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1168

Prime factors of 1168 are 2, 73. Prime factorization of 1168 in exponential form is:

1168 = 2⁴ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1177

Prime factors of 1177 are 11, 107. Prime factorization of 1177 in exponential form is:

1177 = 11¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 1168

List of positive integer factors of 1168 that divides 1168 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 73, 146, 292, 584

Step-4: Factors of 1177

List of positive integer factors of 1177 that divides 1168 without a remainder.

1, 11, 107

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1168 and 1177. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1168 and 1177 is 1.

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