What is the Greatest Common Factor of 943 and 961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 943 and 961 is 1.

GCF(943,961) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 943 and 961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 943 and 961.

How to find the GCF of 943 and 961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 943 and 961. After we will calculate the factors of 943 and 961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 943

Prime factors of 943 are 23, 41. Prime factorization of 943 in exponential form is:

943 = 23¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 961

Prime factors of 961 are 31. Prime factorization of 961 in exponential form is:

961 = 31²

Step-3: Factors of 943

List of positive integer factors of 943 that divides 943 without a remainder.

1, 23, 41

Step-4: Factors of 961

List of positive integer factors of 961 that divides 943 without a remainder.

1, 31

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 943 and 961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 943 and 961 is 1.

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