Greatest Common Factor of 976 and 173
GCF(976, 173) = 1, Greatest common factor of 976 and 173 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 976 and 173. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 976 and 173 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 976 and 173.
Prime Factorization of 976 is 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 61 and Prime Factorization of 173 is 1, 173.
- Factorize\( (976) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 61\)
- Factorize\( (173) = \) \(1\times 173\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 1) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(976, 173) = 1\times 1 = 1\).
Greatest Common Factor of 976 and 173 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 976 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 61, 122, 244, 488, 976
List of positive integers factors of 173 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 173
As you can see, 1 is the greatest and common number that 976 and 173 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 976 and 173 is 1.
\(GCF(976, 173) = 1\).
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