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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1954 and 1970?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1954 and 1970 is 2.

GCF(1954,1970) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1954 and 1970, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1954 and 1970.

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How to find the GCF of 1954 and 1970?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1954 and 1970. After we will calculate the factors of 1954 and 1970 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1954

Prime factors of 1954 are 2, 977. Prime factorization of 1954 in exponential form is:

1954 = 21 × 9771

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1970

Prime factors of 1970 are 2, 5, 197. Prime factorization of 1970 in exponential form is:

1970 = 21 × 51 × 1971

Step-3: Factors of 1954

List of positive integer factors of 1954 that divides 1954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 977

Step-4: Factors of 1970

List of positive integer factors of 1970 that divides 1954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 197, 394, 985

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1954 and 1970. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1954 and 1970 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1954 and 1970