What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96940 and 96953?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96940 and 96953 is 1.

GCF(96940,96953) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96940 and 96953, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96940 and 96953.

How to find the GCF of 96940 and 96953?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96940 and 96953. After we will calculate the factors of 96940 and 96953 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96940

Prime factors of 96940 are 2, 5, 37, 131. Prime factorization of 96940 in exponential form is:

96940 = 2² × 5¹ × 37¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96953

Prime factors of 96953 are 96953. Prime factorization of 96953 in exponential form is:

96953 = 96953¹

Step-3: Factors of 96940

List of positive integer factors of 96940 that divides 96940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 37, 74, 131, 148, 185, 262, 370, 524, 655, 740, 1310, 2620, 4847, 9694, 19388, 24235, 48470

Step-4: Factors of 96953

List of positive integer factors of 96953 that divides 96940 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96940 and 96953. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96940 and 96953 is 1.

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