What is the Greatest Common Factor of 978 and 986?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 978 and 986 is 2.

GCF(978,986) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 978 and 986, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 978 and 986.

How to find the GCF of 978 and 986?

We will first find the prime factorization of 978 and 986. After we will calculate the factors of 978 and 986 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 978

Prime factors of 978 are 2, 3, 163. Prime factorization of 978 in exponential form is:

978 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 986

Prime factors of 986 are 2, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 986 in exponential form is:

986 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 978

List of positive integer factors of 978 that divides 978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 163, 326, 489

Step-4: Factors of 986

List of positive integer factors of 986 that divides 978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 29, 34, 58, 493

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 978 and 986. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 978 and 986 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 978 and 986