What is the Greatest Common Factor of 97964 and 97976?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 97964 and 97976 is 4.

GCF(97964,97976) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 97964 and 97976, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 97964 and 97976.

How to find the GCF of 97964 and 97976?

We will first find the prime factorization of 97964 and 97976. After we will calculate the factors of 97964 and 97976 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 97964

Prime factors of 97964 are 2, 19, 1289. Prime factorization of 97964 in exponential form is:

97964 = 2² × 19¹ × 1289¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 97976

Prime factors of 97976 are 2, 37, 331. Prime factorization of 97976 in exponential form is:

97976 = 2³ × 37¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 97964

List of positive integer factors of 97964 that divides 97964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 1289, 2578, 5156, 24491, 48982

Step-4: Factors of 97976

List of positive integer factors of 97976 that divides 97964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 37, 74, 148, 296, 331, 662, 1324, 2648, 12247, 24494, 48988

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 97964 and 97976. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 97964 and 97976 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 97964 and 97976