What is the Greatest Common Factor of 942 and 959?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 942 and 959 is 1.

GCF(942,959) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 942 and 959, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 942 and 959.

How to find the GCF of 942 and 959?

We will first find the prime factorization of 942 and 959. After we will calculate the factors of 942 and 959 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 942

Prime factors of 942 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 942 in exponential form is:

942 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 959

Prime factors of 959 are 7, 137. Prime factorization of 959 in exponential form is:

959 = 7¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 942

List of positive integer factors of 942 that divides 942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 157, 314, 471

Step-4: Factors of 959

List of positive integer factors of 959 that divides 942 without a remainder.

1, 7, 137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 942 and 959. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 942 and 959 is 1.

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