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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 959 and 976?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 959 and 976 is 1.

GCF(959,976) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 959 and 976, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 959 and 976.

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How to find the GCF of 959 and 976?

We will first find the prime factorization of 959 and 976. After we will calculate the factors of 959 and 976 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 976

Prime factors of 976 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 976 in exponential form is:

976 = 24 × 611

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 976

List of positive integer factors of 976 that divides 959 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 61, 122, 244, 488

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 959 and 976. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 959 and 976 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 959 and 976