What is the Greatest Common Factor of 969 and 976?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 969 and 976 is 1.

GCF(969,976) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 969 and 976, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 969 and 976.

How to find the GCF of 969 and 976?

We will first find the prime factorization of 969 and 976. After we will calculate the factors of 969 and 976 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 969

Prime factors of 969 are 3, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 969 in exponential form is:

969 = 3¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 976

Prime factors of 976 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 976 in exponential form is:

976 = 2⁴ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 969

List of positive integer factors of 969 that divides 969 without a remainder.

1, 3, 17, 19, 51, 57, 323

Step-4: Factors of 976

List of positive integer factors of 976 that divides 969 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 61, 122, 244, 488

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 969 and 976. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 969 and 976 is 1.

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