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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1201 and 1212?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1201 and 1212 is 1.

GCF(1201,1212) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1201 and 1212, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1201 and 1212.

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How to find the GCF of 1201 and 1212?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1201 and 1212. After we will calculate the factors of 1201 and 1212 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1201

Prime factors of 1201 are 1201. Prime factorization of 1201 in exponential form is:

1201 = 12011

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 1201

List of positive integer factors of 1201 that divides 1201 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 1212

List of positive integer factors of 1212 that divides 1201 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 1201 and 1212. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1201 and 1212 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1201 and 1212