What is the Greatest Common Factor of 950 and 964?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 950 and 964 is 2.

GCF(950,964) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 950 and 964, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 950 and 964.

How to find the GCF of 950 and 964?

We will first find the prime factorization of 950 and 964. After we will calculate the factors of 950 and 964 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 950

Prime factors of 950 are 2, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 950 in exponential form is:

950 = 2¹ × 5² × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 964

Prime factors of 964 are 2, 241. Prime factorization of 964 in exponential form is:

964 = 2² × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 950

List of positive integer factors of 950 that divides 950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 19, 25, 38, 50, 95, 190, 475

Step-4: Factors of 964

List of positive integer factors of 964 that divides 950 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 241, 482

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 950 and 964. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 950 and 964 is 2.

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