What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1185 and 1202?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1185 and 1202 is 1.

GCF(1185,1202) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1185 and 1202, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1185 and 1202.

How to find the GCF of 1185 and 1202?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1185 and 1202. After we will calculate the factors of 1185 and 1202 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1185

Prime factors of 1185 are 3, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 1185 in exponential form is:

1185 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1202

Prime factors of 1202 are 2, 601. Prime factorization of 1202 in exponential form is:

1202 = 2¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 1185

List of positive integer factors of 1185 that divides 1185 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 79, 237, 395

Step-4: Factors of 1202

List of positive integer factors of 1202 that divides 1185 without a remainder.

1, 2, 601

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1185 and 1202. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1185 and 1202 is 1.

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