What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1247 and 1252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1247 and 1252 is 1.

GCF(1247,1252) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1247 and 1252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1247 and 1252.

How to find the GCF of 1247 and 1252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1247 and 1252. After we will calculate the factors of 1247 and 1252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1247

Prime factors of 1247 are 29, 43. Prime factorization of 1247 in exponential form is:

1247 = 29¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1252

Prime factors of 1252 are 2, 313. Prime factorization of 1252 in exponential form is:

1252 = 2² × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 1247

List of positive integer factors of 1247 that divides 1247 without a remainder.

1, 29, 43

Step-4: Factors of 1252

List of positive integer factors of 1252 that divides 1247 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 313, 626

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1247 and 1252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1247 and 1252 is 1.

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