Greatest Common Factor of 964 and 169
GCF(964, 169) = 1, Greatest common factor of 964 and 169 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 964 and 169. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 964 and 169 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 964 and 169.
Prime Factorization of 964 is 1, 2, 2, 241 and Prime Factorization of 169 is 1, 13, 13.
- Factorize\( (964) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 241\)
- Factorize\( (169) = \) \(1\times 13\times 13\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(964, 169) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 964 and 169 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 964 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 241, 482, 964
List of positive integers factors of 169 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 13, 169
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 964 and 169 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 964 and 169 is 1.
\(GCF(964, 169) = 1\).
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