What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1461 and 1468?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1461 and 1468 is 1.

GCF(1461,1468) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1461 and 1468, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1461 and 1468.

How to find the GCF of 1461 and 1468?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1461 and 1468. After we will calculate the factors of 1461 and 1468 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1461

Prime factors of 1461 are 3, 487. Prime factorization of 1461 in exponential form is:

1461 = 3¹ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1468

Prime factors of 1468 are 2, 367. Prime factorization of 1468 in exponential form is:

1468 = 2² × 367¹

Step-3: Factors of 1461

List of positive integer factors of 1461 that divides 1461 without a remainder.

1, 3, 487

Step-4: Factors of 1468

List of positive integer factors of 1468 that divides 1461 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 367, 734

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1461 and 1468. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1461 and 1468 is 1.

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