What is the Greatest Common Factor of 940 and 944?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 940 and 944 is 4.

GCF(940,944) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 940 and 944, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 940 and 944.

How to find the GCF of 940 and 944?

We will first find the prime factorization of 940 and 944. After we will calculate the factors of 940 and 944 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 940

Prime factors of 940 are 2, 5, 47. Prime factorization of 940 in exponential form is:

940 = 2² × 5¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 944

Prime factors of 944 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 944 in exponential form is:

944 = 2⁴ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 940

List of positive integer factors of 940 that divides 940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 47, 94, 188, 235, 470

Step-4: Factors of 944

List of positive integer factors of 944 that divides 940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 59, 118, 236, 472

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 940 and 944. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 940 and 944 is 4.

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