What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1198 and 1211?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1198 and 1211 is 1.

GCF(1198,1211) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1198 and 1211, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1198 and 1211.

How to find the GCF of 1198 and 1211?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1198 and 1211. After we will calculate the factors of 1198 and 1211 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1198

Prime factors of 1198 are 2, 599. Prime factorization of 1198 in exponential form is:

1198 = 2¹ × 599¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1211

Prime factors of 1211 are 7, 173. Prime factorization of 1211 in exponential form is:

1211 = 7¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 1198

List of positive integer factors of 1198 that divides 1198 without a remainder.

1, 2, 599

Step-4: Factors of 1211

List of positive integer factors of 1211 that divides 1198 without a remainder.

1, 7, 173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1198 and 1211. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1198 and 1211 is 1.

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