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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 971 and 990?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 971 and 990 is 1.

GCF(971,990) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 971 and 990, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 971 and 990.

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How to find the GCF of 971 and 990?

We will first find the prime factorization of 971 and 990. After we will calculate the factors of 971 and 990 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 971

Prime factors of 971 are 971. Prime factorization of 971 in exponential form is:

971 = 9711

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 990

Prime factors of 990 are 2, 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 990 in exponential form is:

990 = 21 × 32 × 51 × 111

Step-3: Factors of 971

List of positive integer factors of 971 that divides 971 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 990

List of positive integer factors of 990 that divides 971 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 18, 22, 30, 33, 45, 55, 66, 90, 99, 110, 165, 198, 330, 495

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 971 and 990. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 971 and 990 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 971 and 990