What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1954 and 1971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1954 and 1971 is 1.

GCF(1954,1971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1954 and 1971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1954 and 1971.

How to find the GCF of 1954 and 1971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1954 and 1971. After we will calculate the factors of 1954 and 1971 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 1971

Prime factors of 1971 are 3, 73. Prime factorization of 1971 in exponential form is:

1971 = 3³ × 73¹

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 1971

List of positive integer factors of 1971 that divides 1954 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 73, 219, 657

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1954 and 1971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1954 and 1971 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1954 and 1971