What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1175 and 1187?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1175 and 1187 is 1.

GCF(1175,1187) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1175 and 1187, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1175 and 1187.

How to find the GCF of 1175 and 1187?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1175 and 1187. After we will calculate the factors of 1175 and 1187 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1175

Prime factors of 1175 are 5, 47. Prime factorization of 1175 in exponential form is:

1175 = 5² × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1187

Prime factors of 1187 are 1187. Prime factorization of 1187 in exponential form is:

1187 = 1187¹

Step-3: Factors of 1175

List of positive integer factors of 1175 that divides 1175 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 47, 235

Step-4: Factors of 1187

List of positive integer factors of 1187 that divides 1175 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1175 and 1187. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1175 and 1187 is 1.

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