What is the Greatest Common Factor of 959 and 979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 959 and 979 is 1.

GCF(959,979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 959 and 979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 959 and 979.

How to find the GCF of 959 and 979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 959 and 979. After we will calculate the factors of 959 and 979 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 979

Prime factors of 979 are 11, 89. Prime factorization of 979 in exponential form is:

979 = 11¹ × 89¹

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 979

List of positive integer factors of 979 that divides 959 without a remainder.

1, 11, 89

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 959 and 979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 959 and 979 is 1.

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