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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 973 and 982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 973 and 982 is 1.

GCF(973,982) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 973 and 982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 973 and 982.

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How to find the GCF of 973 and 982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 973 and 982. After we will calculate the factors of 973 and 982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 973

Prime factors of 973 are 7, 139. Prime factorization of 973 in exponential form is:

973 = 71 × 1391

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 982

Prime factors of 982 are 2, 491. Prime factorization of 982 in exponential form is:

982 = 21 × 4911

Step-3: Factors of 973

List of positive integer factors of 973 that divides 973 without a remainder.

1, 7, 139

Step-4: Factors of 982

List of positive integer factors of 982 that divides 973 without a remainder.

1, 2, 491

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 973 and 982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 973 and 982 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 973 and 982