What is the Greatest Common Factor of 965 and 982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 965 and 982 is 1.

GCF(965,982) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 965 and 982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 965 and 982.

How to find the GCF of 965 and 982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 965 and 982. After we will calculate the factors of 965 and 982 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 982

Prime factors of 982 are 2, 491. Prime factorization of 982 in exponential form is:

982 = 2¹ × 491¹

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 982

List of positive integer factors of 982 that divides 965 without a remainder.

1, 2, 491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 965 and 982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 965 and 982 is 1.

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