What is the Greatest Common Factor of 953 and 971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 953 and 971 is 1.

GCF(953,971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 953 and 971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 953 and 971.

How to find the GCF of 953 and 971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 953 and 971. After we will calculate the factors of 953 and 971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 953

Prime factors of 953 are 953. Prime factorization of 953 in exponential form is:

953 = 953¹

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 953

List of positive integer factors of 953 that divides 953 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 971

List of positive integer factors of 971 that divides 953 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 953 and 971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 953 and 971 is 1.

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