What is the Greatest Common Factor of 966 and 972?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 966 and 972 is 6.

GCF(966,972) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 966 and 972, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 966 and 972.

How to find the GCF of 966 and 972?

We will first find the prime factorization of 966 and 972. After we will calculate the factors of 966 and 972 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 966

Prime factors of 966 are 2, 3, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 966 in exponential form is:

966 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 972

Prime factors of 972 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 972 in exponential form is:

972 = 2² × 3⁵

Step-3: Factors of 966

List of positive integer factors of 966 that divides 966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 23, 42, 46, 69, 138, 161, 322, 483

Step-4: Factors of 972

List of positive integer factors of 972 that divides 966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 966 and 972. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 966 and 972 is 6.

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