What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1211 and 1231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1211 and 1231 is 1.

GCF(1211,1231) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1211 and 1231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1211 and 1231.

How to find the GCF of 1211 and 1231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1211 and 1231. After we will calculate the factors of 1211 and 1231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1211

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

1211 = 7¹ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1231

Prime factors of 1231 are 1231. Prime factorization of 1231 in exponential form is:

1231 = 1231¹

Step-3: Factors of 1211

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

1, 7, 173

Step-4: Factors of 1231

List of positive integer factors of 1231 that divides 1211 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1211 and 1231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1211 and 1231 is 1.

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