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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 968 and 981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 968 and 981 is 1.

GCF(968,981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 968 and 981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 968 and 981.

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How to find the GCF of 968 and 981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 968 and 981. After we will calculate the factors of 968 and 981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 968

Prime factors of 968 are 2, 11. Prime factorization of 968 in exponential form is:

968 = 23 × 112

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 981

Prime factors of 981 are 3, 109. Prime factorization of 981 in exponential form is:

981 = 32 × 1091

Step-3: Factors of 968

List of positive integer factors of 968 that divides 968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 121, 242, 484

Step-4: Factors of 981

List of positive integer factors of 981 that divides 968 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 109, 327

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 968 and 981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 968 and 981 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 968 and 981