What is the Greatest Common Factor of 952 and 971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 952 and 971 is 1.

GCF(952,971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 952 and 971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 952 and 971.

How to find the GCF of 952 and 971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 952 and 971. After we will calculate the factors of 952 and 971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 952

Prime factors of 952 are 2, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 952 in exponential form is:

952 = 2³ × 7¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 971

Prime factors of 971 are 971. Prime factorization of 971 in exponential form is:

971 = 971¹

Step-3: Factors of 952

List of positive integer factors of 952 that divides 952 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 17, 28, 34, 56, 68, 119, 136, 238, 476

Step-4: Factors of 971

List of positive integer factors of 971 that divides 952 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 952 and 971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 952 and 971 is 1.

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