What is the Greatest Common Factor of 959 and 967?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 959 and 967 is 1.

GCF(959,967) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 959 and 967, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 959 and 967.

How to find the GCF of 959 and 967?

We will first find the prime factorization of 959 and 967. After we will calculate the factors of 959 and 967 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 959

Prime factors of 959 are 7, 137. Prime factorization of 959 in exponential form is:

959 = 7¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 967

Prime factors of 967 are 967. Prime factorization of 967 in exponential form is:

967 = 967¹

Step-3: Factors of 959

List of positive integer factors of 959 that divides 959 without a remainder.

1, 7, 137

Step-4: Factors of 967

List of positive integer factors of 967 that divides 959 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 959 and 967. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 959 and 967 is 1.

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