What is the Greatest Common Factor of 970 and 983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 970 and 983 is 1.

GCF(970,983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 970 and 983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 970 and 983.

How to find the GCF of 970 and 983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 970 and 983. After we will calculate the factors of 970 and 983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 970

Prime factors of 970 are 2, 5, 97. Prime factorization of 970 in exponential form is:

970 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 983

Prime factors of 983 are 983. Prime factorization of 983 in exponential form is:

983 = 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 970

List of positive integer factors of 970 that divides 970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 97, 194, 485

Step-4: Factors of 983

List of positive integer factors of 983 that divides 970 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 970 and 983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 970 and 983 is 1.

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