What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1245 and 1256?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1245 and 1256 is 1.

GCF(1245,1256) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1245 and 1256, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1245 and 1256.

How to find the GCF of 1245 and 1256?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1245 and 1256. After we will calculate the factors of 1245 and 1256 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1245

Prime factors of 1245 are 3, 5, 83. Prime factorization of 1245 in exponential form is:

1245 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1256

Prime factors of 1256 are 2, 157. Prime factorization of 1256 in exponential form is:

1256 = 2³ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 1245

List of positive integer factors of 1245 that divides 1245 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 83, 249, 415

Step-4: Factors of 1256

List of positive integer factors of 1256 that divides 1245 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 157, 314, 628

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1245 and 1256. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1245 and 1256 is 1.

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