What is the Greatest Common Factor of 901 and 914?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 901 and 914 is 1.

GCF(901,914) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 901 and 914, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 901 and 914.

How to find the GCF of 901 and 914?

We will first find the prime factorization of 901 and 914. After we will calculate the factors of 901 and 914 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 901

Prime factors of 901 are 17, 53. Prime factorization of 901 in exponential form is:

901 = 17¹ × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 914

Prime factors of 914 are 2, 457. Prime factorization of 914 in exponential form is:

914 = 2¹ × 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 901

List of positive integer factors of 901 that divides 901 without a remainder.

1, 17, 53

Step-4: Factors of 914

List of positive integer factors of 914 that divides 901 without a remainder.

1, 2, 457

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 901 and 914. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 901 and 914 is 1.

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