What is the Greatest Common Factor of 957 and 964?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 957 and 964 is 1.

GCF(957,964) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 957 and 964, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 957 and 964.

How to find the GCF of 957 and 964?

We will first find the prime factorization of 957 and 964. After we will calculate the factors of 957 and 964 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 957

Prime factors of 957 are 3, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 957 in exponential form is:

957 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 29¹

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 957

List of positive integer factors of 957 that divides 957 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 29, 33, 87, 319

Step-4: Factors of 964

List of positive integer factors of 964 that divides 957 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 241, 482

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 957 and 964. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 957 and 964 is 1.

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