What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1287 and 1295?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1287 and 1295 is 1.

GCF(1287,1295) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1287 and 1295, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1287 and 1295.

How to find the GCF of 1287 and 1295?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1287 and 1295. After we will calculate the factors of 1287 and 1295 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1287

Prime factors of 1287 are 3, 11, 13. Prime factorization of 1287 in exponential form is:

1287 = 3² × 11¹ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1295

Prime factors of 1295 are 5, 7, 37. Prime factorization of 1295 in exponential form is:

1295 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 1287

List of positive integer factors of 1287 that divides 1287 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 33, 39, 99, 117, 143, 429

Step-4: Factors of 1295

List of positive integer factors of 1295 that divides 1287 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 35, 37, 185, 259

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1287 and 1295. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1287 and 1295 is 1.

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