What is the Greatest Common Factor of 965 and 977?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 965 and 977 is 1.

GCF(965,977) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 965 and 977, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 965 and 977.

How to find the GCF of 965 and 977?

We will first find the prime factorization of 965 and 977. After we will calculate the factors of 965 and 977 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 965

Prime factors of 965 are 5, 193. Prime factorization of 965 in exponential form is:

965 = 5¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 977

Prime factors of 977 are 977. Prime factorization of 977 in exponential form is:

977 = 977¹

Step-3: Factors of 965

List of positive integer factors of 965 that divides 965 without a remainder.

1, 5, 193

Step-4: Factors of 977

List of positive integer factors of 977 that divides 965 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 965 and 977. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 965 and 977 is 1.

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