What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1964 and 1972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1964 and 1972 is 4.

GCF(1964,1972) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1964 and 1972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1964 and 1972.

How to find the GCF of 1964 and 1972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1964 and 1972. After we will calculate the factors of 1964 and 1972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1964

Prime factors of 1964 are 2, 491. Prime factorization of 1964 in exponential form is:

1964 = 2² × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1972

Prime factors of 1972 are 2, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 1972 in exponential form is:

1972 = 2² × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 1964

List of positive integer factors of 1964 that divides 1964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 491, 982

Step-4: Factors of 1972

List of positive integer factors of 1972 that divides 1964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 29, 34, 58, 68, 116, 493, 986

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1964 and 1972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1964 and 1972 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1964 and 1972