Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 194
GCF(924, 194) = 2, Greatest common factor of 924 and 194 is 2. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 194. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 194 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 924 and 194.
Prime Factorization of 924 is 1, 2, 2, 3, 7, 11 and Prime Factorization of 194 is 1, 2, 97.
- Factorize\( (924) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 7\times 11\)
- Factorize\( (194) = \) \(1\times 2\times 97\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(924, 194) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 924 and 194 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 924 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 21, 22, 28, 33, 42, 44, 66, 77, 84, 132, 154, 231, 308, 462, 924
List of positive integers factors of 194 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 97, 194
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 924 and 194 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 924 and 194 is 2.
\(GCF(924, 194) = 2\).
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