What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96956 and 96965?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96956 and 96965 is 1.

GCF(96956,96965) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96956 and 96965, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96956 and 96965.

How to find the GCF of 96956 and 96965?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96956 and 96965. After we will calculate the factors of 96956 and 96965 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96956

Prime factors of 96956 are 2, 24239. Prime factorization of 96956 in exponential form is:

96956 = 2² × 24239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96965

Prime factors of 96965 are 5, 11, 41, 43. Prime factorization of 96965 in exponential form is:

96965 = 5¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 96956

List of positive integer factors of 96956 that divides 96956 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 24239, 48478

Step-4: Factors of 96965

List of positive integer factors of 96965 that divides 96956 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 41, 43, 55, 205, 215, 451, 473, 1763, 2255, 2365, 8815, 19393

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96956 and 96965. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96956 and 96965 is 1.

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