What is the Greatest Common Factor of 926 and 938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 926 and 938 is 2.

GCF(926,938) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 926 and 938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 926 and 938.

How to find the GCF of 926 and 938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 926 and 938. After we will calculate the factors of 926 and 938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 926

Prime factors of 926 are 2, 463. Prime factorization of 926 in exponential form is:

926 = 2¹ × 463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 938

Prime factors of 938 are 2, 7, 67. Prime factorization of 938 in exponential form is:

938 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 926

List of positive integer factors of 926 that divides 926 without a remainder.

1, 2, 463

Step-4: Factors of 938

List of positive integer factors of 938 that divides 926 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 67, 134, 469

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 926 and 938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 926 and 938 is 2.

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