What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1241 and 1260?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1241 and 1260 is 1.

GCF(1241,1260) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1241 and 1260, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1241 and 1260.

How to find the GCF of 1241 and 1260?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1241 and 1260. After we will calculate the factors of 1241 and 1260 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1241

Prime factors of 1241 are 17, 73. Prime factorization of 1241 in exponential form is:

1241 = 17¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1260

Prime factors of 1260 are 2, 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 1260 in exponential form is:

1260 = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 1241

List of positive integer factors of 1241 that divides 1241 without a remainder.

1, 17, 73

Step-4: Factors of 1260

List of positive integer factors of 1260 that divides 1241 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 28, 30, 35, 36, 42, 45, 60, 63, 70, 84, 90, 105, 126, 140, 180, 210, 252, 315, 420, 630

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1241 and 1260. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1241 and 1260 is 1.

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