What is the Greatest Common Factor of 942 and 960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 942 and 960 is 6.

GCF(942,960) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 942 and 960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 942 and 960.

How to find the GCF of 942 and 960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 942 and 960. After we will calculate the factors of 942 and 960 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 960

Prime factors of 960 are 2, 3, 5. Prime factorization of 960 in exponential form is:

960 = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 5¹

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 960

List of positive integer factors of 960 that divides 942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 32, 40, 48, 60, 64, 80, 96, 120, 160, 192, 240, 320, 480

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 942 and 960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 942 and 960 is 6.

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