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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1969 and 1981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1969 and 1981 is 1.

GCF(1969,1981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1969 and 1981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1969 and 1981.

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How to find the GCF of 1969 and 1981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1969 and 1981. After we will calculate the factors of 1969 and 1981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1969

Prime factors of 1969 are 11, 179. Prime factorization of 1969 in exponential form is:

1969 = 111 × 1791

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1981

Prime factors of 1981 are 7, 283. Prime factorization of 1981 in exponential form is:

1981 = 71 × 2831

Step-3: Factors of 1969

List of positive integer factors of 1969 that divides 1969 without a remainder.

1, 11, 179

Step-4: Factors of 1981

List of positive integer factors of 1981 that divides 1969 without a remainder.

1, 7, 283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1969 and 1981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1969 and 1981 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1969 and 1981