What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1274 and 1284?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1274 and 1284 is 2.

GCF(1274,1284) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1274 and 1284, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1274 and 1284.

How to find the GCF of 1274 and 1284?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1274 and 1284. After we will calculate the factors of 1274 and 1284 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1274

Prime factors of 1274 are 2, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 1274 in exponential form is:

1274 = 2¹ × 7² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1284

Prime factors of 1284 are 2, 3, 107. Prime factorization of 1284 in exponential form is:

1284 = 2² × 3¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 1274

List of positive integer factors of 1274 that divides 1274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 49, 91, 98, 182, 637

Step-4: Factors of 1284

List of positive integer factors of 1284 that divides 1274 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 107, 214, 321, 428, 642

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1274 and 1284. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1274 and 1284 is 2.

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