What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1901 and 1912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1901 and 1912 is 1.

GCF(1901,1912) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1901 and 1912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1901 and 1912.

How to find the GCF of 1901 and 1912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1901 and 1912. After we will calculate the factors of 1901 and 1912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1901

Prime factors of 1901 are 1901. Prime factorization of 1901 in exponential form is:

1901 = 1901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1912

Prime factors of 1912 are 2, 239. Prime factorization of 1912 in exponential form is:

1912 = 2³ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 1901

List of positive integer factors of 1901 that divides 1901 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 1912

List of positive integer factors of 1912 that divides 1901 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 239, 478, 956

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1901 and 1912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1901 and 1912 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1901 and 1912