What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1207 and 1217?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1207 and 1217 is 1.

GCF(1207,1217) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1207 and 1217, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1207 and 1217.

How to find the GCF of 1207 and 1217?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1207 and 1217. After we will calculate the factors of 1207 and 1217 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1207

Prime factors of 1207 are 17, 71. Prime factorization of 1207 in exponential form is:

1207 = 17¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1217

Prime factors of 1217 are 1217. Prime factorization of 1217 in exponential form is:

1217 = 1217¹

Step-3: Factors of 1207

List of positive integer factors of 1207 that divides 1207 without a remainder.

1, 17, 71

Step-4: Factors of 1217

List of positive integer factors of 1217 that divides 1207 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1207 and 1217. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1207 and 1217 is 1.

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