What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1257 and 1277?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1257 and 1277 is 1.

GCF(1257,1277) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1257 and 1277, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1257 and 1277.

How to find the GCF of 1257 and 1277?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1257 and 1277. After we will calculate the factors of 1257 and 1277 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1257

Prime factors of 1257 are 3, 419. Prime factorization of 1257 in exponential form is:

1257 = 3¹ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1277

Prime factors of 1277 are 1277. Prime factorization of 1277 in exponential form is:

1277 = 1277¹

Step-3: Factors of 1257

List of positive integer factors of 1257 that divides 1257 without a remainder.

1, 3, 419

Step-4: Factors of 1277

List of positive integer factors of 1277 that divides 1257 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1257 and 1277. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1257 and 1277 is 1.

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