What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1946 and 1964?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1946 and 1964 is 2.

GCF(1946,1964) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1946 and 1964, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1946 and 1964.

How to find the GCF of 1946 and 1964?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1946 and 1964. After we will calculate the factors of 1946 and 1964 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1946

Prime factors of 1946 are 2, 7, 139. Prime factorization of 1946 in exponential form is:

1946 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1964

Prime factors of 1964 are 2, 491. Prime factorization of 1964 in exponential form is:

1964 = 2² × 491¹

Step-3: Factors of 1946

List of positive integer factors of 1946 that divides 1946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 139, 278, 973

Step-4: Factors of 1964

List of positive integer factors of 1964 that divides 1946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 491, 982

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1946 and 1964. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1946 and 1964 is 2.

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