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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 938 and 948?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 938 and 948 is 2.

GCF(938,948) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 938 and 948, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 938 and 948.

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How to find the GCF of 938 and 948?

We will first find the prime factorization of 938 and 948. After we will calculate the factors of 938 and 948 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 948

Prime factors of 948 are 2, 3, 79. Prime factorization of 948 in exponential form is:

948 = 22 × 31 × 791

Step-3: Factors of 938

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 948

List of positive integer factors of 948 that divides 938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 79, 158, 237, 316, 474

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 938 and 948. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 938 and 948 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 938 and 948