What is the Greatest Common Factor of 946 and 963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 946 and 963 is 1.

GCF(946,963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 946 and 963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 946 and 963.

How to find the GCF of 946 and 963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 946 and 963. After we will calculate the factors of 946 and 963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 946

Prime factors of 946 are 2, 11, 43. Prime factorization of 946 in exponential form is:

946 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 963

Prime factors of 963 are 3, 107. Prime factorization of 963 in exponential form is:

963 = 3² × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 946

List of positive integer factors of 946 that divides 946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 43, 86, 473

Step-4: Factors of 963

List of positive integer factors of 963 that divides 946 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 107, 321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 946 and 963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 946 and 963 is 1.

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