What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1265 and 1279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1265 and 1279 is 1.

GCF(1265,1279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1265 and 1279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1265 and 1279.

How to find the GCF of 1265 and 1279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1265 and 1279. After we will calculate the factors of 1265 and 1279 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1279

Prime factors of 1279 are 1279. Prime factorization of 1279 in exponential form is:

1279 = 1279¹

Step-3: Factors of 1265

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1279

List of positive integer factors of 1279 that divides 1265 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1265 and 1279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1265 and 1279 is 1.

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