What is the Greatest Common Factor of 97 and 104?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 97 and 104 is 1.

GCF(97,104) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 97 and 104, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 97 and 104.

How to find the GCF of 97 and 104?

We will first find the prime factorization of 97 and 104. After we will calculate the factors of 97 and 104 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 97

Prime factors of 97 are 97. Prime factorization of 97 in exponential form is:

97 = 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 104

Prime factors of 104 are 2, 13. Prime factorization of 104 in exponential form is:

104 = 2³ × 13¹

Step-3: Factors of 97

List of positive integer factors of 97 that divides 97 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 104

List of positive integer factors of 104 that divides 97 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 97 and 104. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 97 and 104 is 1.

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