What is the Greatest Common Factor of 955 and 961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 955 and 961 is 1.

GCF(955,961) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 955 and 961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 955 and 961.

How to find the GCF of 955 and 961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 955 and 961. After we will calculate the factors of 955 and 961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 955

Prime factors of 955 are 5, 191. Prime factorization of 955 in exponential form is:

955 = 5¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 961

Prime factors of 961 are 31. Prime factorization of 961 in exponential form is:

961 = 31²

Step-3: Factors of 955

List of positive integer factors of 955 that divides 955 without a remainder.

1, 5, 191

Step-4: Factors of 961

List of positive integer factors of 961 that divides 955 without a remainder.

1, 31

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 955 and 961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 955 and 961 is 1.

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