What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60946 and 60961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60946 and 60961 is 1.

GCF(60946,60961) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60946 and 60961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60946 and 60961.

How to find the GCF of 60946 and 60961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60946 and 60961. After we will calculate the factors of 60946 and 60961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60946

Prime factors of 60946 are 2, 31, 983. Prime factorization of 60946 in exponential form is:

60946 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 983¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60961

Prime factors of 60961 are 60961. Prime factorization of 60961 in exponential form is:

60961 = 60961¹

Step-3: Factors of 60946

List of positive integer factors of 60946 that divides 60946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 983, 1966, 30473

Step-4: Factors of 60961

List of positive integer factors of 60961 that divides 60946 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60946 and 60961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60946 and 60961 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 60946 and 60961