What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1186 and 1204?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1186 and 1204 is 2.

GCF(1186,1204) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1186 and 1204, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1186 and 1204.

How to find the GCF of 1186 and 1204?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1186 and 1204. After we will calculate the factors of 1186 and 1204 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1186

Prime factors of 1186 are 2, 593. Prime factorization of 1186 in exponential form is:

1186 = 2¹ × 593¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1204

Prime factors of 1204 are 2, 7, 43. Prime factorization of 1204 in exponential form is:

1204 = 2² × 7¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 1186

List of positive integer factors of 1186 that divides 1186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 593

Step-4: Factors of 1204

List of positive integer factors of 1204 that divides 1186 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 43, 86, 172, 301, 602

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1186 and 1204. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1186 and 1204 is 2.

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