What is the Greatest Common Factor of 941 and 956?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 941 and 956 is 1.

GCF(941,956) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 941 and 956, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 941 and 956.

How to find the GCF of 941 and 956?

We will first find the prime factorization of 941 and 956. After we will calculate the factors of 941 and 956 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 941

Prime factors of 941 are 941. Prime factorization of 941 in exponential form is:

941 = 941¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 956

Prime factors of 956 are 2, 239. Prime factorization of 956 in exponential form is:

956 = 2² × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 941

List of positive integer factors of 941 that divides 941 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 956

List of positive integer factors of 956 that divides 941 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 239, 478

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 941 and 956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 941 and 956 is 1.

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