What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1192 and 1212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1192 and 1212 is 4.

GCF(1192,1212) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1192 and 1212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1192 and 1212.

How to find the GCF of 1192 and 1212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1192 and 1212. After we will calculate the factors of 1192 and 1212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1192

Prime factors of 1192 are 2, 149. Prime factorization of 1192 in exponential form is:

1192 = 2³ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1212

Prime factors of 1212 are 2, 3, 101. Prime factorization of 1212 in exponential form is:

1212 = 2² × 3¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 1192

List of positive integer factors of 1192 that divides 1192 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 149, 298, 596

Step-4: Factors of 1212

List of positive integer factors of 1212 that divides 1192 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 101, 202, 303, 404, 606

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1192 and 1212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1192 and 1212 is 4.

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