What is the Greatest Common Factor of 936 and 953?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 936 and 953 is 1.

GCF(936,953) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 936 and 953, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 936 and 953.

How to find the GCF of 936 and 953?

We will first find the prime factorization of 936 and 953. After we will calculate the factors of 936 and 953 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 936

Prime factors of 936 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 936 in exponential form is:

936 = 2³ × 3² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 953

Prime factors of 953 are 953. Prime factorization of 953 in exponential form is:

953 = 953¹

Step-3: Factors of 936

List of positive integer factors of 936 that divides 936 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, 24, 26, 36, 39, 52, 72, 78, 104, 117, 156, 234, 312, 468

Step-4: Factors of 953

List of positive integer factors of 953 that divides 936 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 936 and 953. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 936 and 953 is 1.

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