What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1897 and 1914?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1897 and 1914 is 1.

GCF(1897,1914) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1897 and 1914, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1897 and 1914.

How to find the GCF of 1897 and 1914?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1897 and 1914. After we will calculate the factors of 1897 and 1914 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1897

Prime factors of 1897 are 7, 271. Prime factorization of 1897 in exponential form is:

1897 = 7¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1914

Prime factors of 1914 are 2, 3, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 1914 in exponential form is:

1914 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 1897

List of positive integer factors of 1897 that divides 1897 without a remainder.

1, 7, 271

Step-4: Factors of 1914

List of positive integer factors of 1914 that divides 1897 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 29, 33, 58, 66, 87, 174, 319, 638, 957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1897 and 1914. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1897 and 1914 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1897 and 1914