What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37961 and 37966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37961 and 37966 is 1.

GCF(37961,37966) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37961 and 37966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37961 and 37966.

How to find the GCF of 37961 and 37966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37961 and 37966. After we will calculate the factors of 37961 and 37966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37961

Prime factors of 37961 are 7, 11, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 37961 in exponential form is:

37961 = 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37966

Prime factors of 37966 are 2, 41, 463. Prime factorization of 37966 in exponential form is:

37966 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 463¹

Step-3: Factors of 37961

List of positive integer factors of 37961 that divides 37961 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11, 17, 29, 77, 119, 187, 203, 319, 493, 1309, 2233, 3451, 5423

Step-4: Factors of 37966

List of positive integer factors of 37966 that divides 37961 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 463, 926, 18983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37961 and 37966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37961 and 37966 is 1.

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