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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1955 and 1968?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1955 and 1968 is 1.

GCF(1955,1968) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1955 and 1968, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1955 and 1968.

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How to find the GCF of 1955 and 1968?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1955 and 1968. After we will calculate the factors of 1955 and 1968 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1955

Prime factors of 1955 are 5, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 1955 in exponential form is:

1955 = 51 × 171 × 231

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1968

Prime factors of 1968 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 1968 in exponential form is:

1968 = 24 × 31 × 411

Step-3: Factors of 1955

List of positive integer factors of 1955 that divides 1955 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 23, 85, 115, 391

Step-4: Factors of 1968

List of positive integer factors of 1968 that divides 1955 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 41, 48, 82, 123, 164, 246, 328, 492, 656, 984

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1955 and 1968. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1955 and 1968 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1955 and 1968