What is the Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 939?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 924 and 939 is 3.

GCF(924,939) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 924 and 939, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 924 and 939.

How to find the GCF of 924 and 939?

We will first find the prime factorization of 924 and 939. After we will calculate the factors of 924 and 939 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 924

Prime factors of 924 are 2, 3, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 924 in exponential form is:

924 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 939

Prime factors of 939 are 3, 313. Prime factorization of 939 in exponential form is:

939 = 3¹ × 313¹

Step-3: Factors of 924

List of positive integer factors of 924 that divides 924 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 28, 33, 42, 44, 66, 77, 84, 132, 154, 231, 308, 462

Step-4: Factors of 939

List of positive integer factors of 939 that divides 924 without a remainder.

1, 3, 313

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 924 and 939. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 924 and 939 is 3.

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