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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 936 and 949?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 936 and 949 is 13.

GCF(936,949) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 936 and 949, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 936 and 949.

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How to find the GCF of 936 and 949?

We will first find the prime factorization of 936 and 949. After we will calculate the factors of 936 and 949 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 936

Prime factors of 936 are 2, 3, 13. Prime factorization of 936 in exponential form is:

936 = 23 × 32 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 949

Prime factors of 949 are 13, 73. Prime factorization of 949 in exponential form is:

949 = 131 × 731

Step-3: Factors of 936

List of positive integer factors of 936 that divides 936 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 18, 24, 26, 36, 39, 52, 72, 78, 104, 117, 156, 234, 312, 468

Step-4: Factors of 949

List of positive integer factors of 949 that divides 936 without a remainder.

1, 13, 73

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 936 and 949. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 936 and 949 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 936 and 949