What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1967 and 1979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1967 and 1979 is 1.

GCF(1967,1979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1967 and 1979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1967 and 1979.

How to find the GCF of 1967 and 1979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1967 and 1979. After we will calculate the factors of 1967 and 1979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1967

Prime factors of 1967 are 7, 281. Prime factorization of 1967 in exponential form is:

1967 = 7¹ × 281¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1979

Prime factors of 1979 are 1979. Prime factorization of 1979 in exponential form is:

1979 = 1979¹

Step-3: Factors of 1967

List of positive integer factors of 1967 that divides 1967 without a remainder.

1, 7, 281

Step-4: Factors of 1979

List of positive integer factors of 1979 that divides 1967 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1967 and 1979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1967 and 1979 is 1.

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