What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1179 and 1199?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1179 and 1199 is 1.

GCF(1179,1199) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1179 and 1199, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1179 and 1199.

How to find the GCF of 1179 and 1199?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1179 and 1199. After we will calculate the factors of 1179 and 1199 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1179

Prime factors of 1179 are 3, 131. Prime factorization of 1179 in exponential form is:

1179 = 3² × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1199

Prime factors of 1199 are 11, 109. Prime factorization of 1199 in exponential form is:

1199 = 11¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 1179

List of positive integer factors of 1179 that divides 1179 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 131, 393

Step-4: Factors of 1199

List of positive integer factors of 1199 that divides 1179 without a remainder.

1, 11, 109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1179 and 1199. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1179 and 1199 is 1.

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