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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1958 and 1977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1958 and 1977 is 1.

GCF(1958,1977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1958 and 1977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1958 and 1977.

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How to find the GCF of 1958 and 1977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1958 and 1977. After we will calculate the factors of 1958 and 1977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1958

Prime factors of 1958 are 2, 11, 89. Prime factorization of 1958 in exponential form is:

1958 = 21 × 111 × 891

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1977

Prime factors of 1977 are 3, 659. Prime factorization of 1977 in exponential form is:

1977 = 31 × 6591

Step-3: Factors of 1958

List of positive integer factors of 1958 that divides 1958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 89, 178, 979

Step-4: Factors of 1977

List of positive integer factors of 1977 that divides 1958 without a remainder.

1, 3, 659

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1958 and 1977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1958 and 1977 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1958 and 1977