Greatest Common Factor of 936 and 83
GCF(936, 83) = 1, Greatest common factor of 936 and 83 is 1. 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 936 and 83. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 936 and 83 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 936 and 83.
Prime Factorization of 936 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 13 and Prime Factorization of 83 is 1, 83.
- Factorize\( (936) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\times 3\times 13\)
- Factorize\( (83) = \) \(1\times 83\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(936, 83) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 936 and 83 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 936 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, 24, 26, 36, 39, 52, 72, 78, 104, 117, 156, 234, 312, 468, 936
List of positive integers factors of 83 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 83
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 936 and 83 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 936 and 83 is 1.
\(GCF(936, 83) = 1\).
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