What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1246 and 1265?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1246 and 1265 is 1.

GCF(1246,1265) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1246 and 1265, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1246 and 1265.

How to find the GCF of 1246 and 1265?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1246 and 1265. After we will calculate the factors of 1246 and 1265 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1265

Prime factors of 1265 are 5, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 1265 in exponential form is:

1265 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 1246

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1265

List of positive integer factors of 1265 that divides 1246 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 23, 55, 115, 253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1246 and 1265. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1246 and 1265 is 1.

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