What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1952 and 1965?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1952 and 1965 is 1.

GCF(1952,1965) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1952 and 1965, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1952 and 1965.

How to find the GCF of 1952 and 1965?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1952 and 1965. After we will calculate the factors of 1952 and 1965 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1952

Prime factors of 1952 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 1952 in exponential form is:

1952 = 2⁵ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1965

Prime factors of 1965 are 3, 5, 131. Prime factorization of 1965 in exponential form is:

1965 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 131¹

Step-3: Factors of 1952

List of positive integer factors of 1952 that divides 1952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 61, 122, 244, 488, 976

Step-4: Factors of 1965

List of positive integer factors of 1965 that divides 1952 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 131, 393, 655

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1952 and 1965. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1952 and 1965 is 1.

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