What is the Greatest Common Factor of 967 and 979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 967 and 979 is 1.

GCF(967,979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 967 and 979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 967 and 979.

How to find the GCF of 967 and 979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 967 and 979. After we will calculate the factors of 967 and 979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 967

Prime factors of 967 are 967. Prime factorization of 967 in exponential form is:

967 = 967¹

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 967

List of positive integer factors of 967 that divides 967 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 979

List of positive integer factors of 979 that divides 967 without a remainder.

1, 11, 89

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 967 and 979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 967 and 979 is 1.

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