What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1967 and 1985?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1967 and 1985 is 1.

GCF(1967,1985) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1967 and 1985, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1967 and 1985.

How to find the GCF of 1967 and 1985?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1967 and 1985. After we will calculate the factors of 1967 and 1985 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 1985

Prime factors of 1985 are 5, 397. Prime factorization of 1985 in exponential form is:

1985 = 5¹ × 397¹

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 1985

List of positive integer factors of 1985 that divides 1967 without a remainder.

1, 5, 397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1967 and 1985. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1967 and 1985 is 1.

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