What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1229 and 1246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1229 and 1246 is 1.

GCF(1229,1246) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1229 and 1246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1229 and 1246.

How to find the GCF of 1229 and 1246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1229 and 1246. After we will calculate the factors of 1229 and 1246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1229

Prime factors of 1229 are 1229. Prime factorization of 1229 in exponential form is:

1229 = 1229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1246

Prime factors of 1246 are 2, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 1246 in exponential form is:

1246 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 1229

List of positive integer factors of 1229 that divides 1229 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1246

List of positive integer factors of 1246 that divides 1229 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 89, 178, 623

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1229 and 1246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1229 and 1246 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1229 and 1246