What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1357 and 1361?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1357 and 1361 is 1.

GCF(1357,1361) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1357 and 1361, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1357 and 1361.

How to find the GCF of 1357 and 1361?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1357 and 1361. After we will calculate the factors of 1357 and 1361 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1357

Prime factors of 1357 are 23, 59. Prime factorization of 1357 in exponential form is:

1357 = 23¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1361

Prime factors of 1361 are 1361. Prime factorization of 1361 in exponential form is:

1361 = 1361¹

Step-3: Factors of 1357

List of positive integer factors of 1357 that divides 1357 without a remainder.

1, 23, 59

Step-4: Factors of 1361

List of positive integer factors of 1361 that divides 1357 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1357 and 1361. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1357 and 1361 is 1.

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