What is the Greatest Common Factor of 957 and 972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 957 and 972 is 3.

GCF(957,972) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 957 and 972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 957 and 972.

How to find the GCF of 957 and 972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 957 and 972. After we will calculate the factors of 957 and 972 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 972

Prime factors of 972 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 972 in exponential form is:

972 = 2² × 3⁵

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 972

List of positive integer factors of 972 that divides 957 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 957 and 972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 957 and 972 is 3.

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