What is the Greatest Common Factor of 954 and 963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 954 and 963 is 9.

GCF(954,963) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 954 and 963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 954 and 963.

How to find the GCF of 954 and 963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 954 and 963. After we will calculate the factors of 954 and 963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 954

Prime factors of 954 are 2, 3, 53. Prime factorization of 954 in exponential form is:

954 = 2¹ × 3² × 53¹

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 954

List of positive integer factors of 954 that divides 954 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 53, 106, 159, 318, 477

Step-4: Factors of 963

List of positive integer factors of 963 that divides 954 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 107, 321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 954 and 963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 954 and 963 is 9.

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