What is the Greatest Common Factor of 976 and 983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 976 and 983 is 1.

GCF(976,983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 976 and 983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 976 and 983.

How to find the GCF of 976 and 983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 976 and 983. After we will calculate the factors of 976 and 983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 976

Prime factors of 976 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 976 in exponential form is:

976 = 2⁴ × 61¹

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 976

List of positive integer factors of 976 that divides 976 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 61, 122, 244, 488

Step-4: Factors of 983

List of positive integer factors of 983 that divides 976 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 976 and 983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 976 and 983 is 1.

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