What is the Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 932 and 942 is 2.

GCF(932,942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 932 and 942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 932 and 942.

How to find the GCF of 932 and 942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 932 and 942. After we will calculate the factors of 932 and 942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 932

Prime factors of 932 are 2, 233. Prime factorization of 932 in exponential form is:

932 = 2² × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 942

Prime factors of 942 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 942 in exponential form is:

942 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 932

List of positive integer factors of 932 that divides 932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 233, 466

Step-4: Factors of 942

List of positive integer factors of 942 that divides 932 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 157, 314, 471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 932 and 942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 932 and 942 is 2.

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