What is the Greatest Common Factor of 945 and 949?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 945 and 949 is 1.

GCF(945,949) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 945 and 949, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 945 and 949.

How to find the GCF of 945 and 949?

We will first find the prime factorization of 945 and 949. After we will calculate the factors of 945 and 949 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 945

Prime factors of 945 are 3, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 945 in exponential form is:

945 = 3³ × 5¹ × 7¹

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 945

List of positive integer factors of 945 that divides 945 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21, 27, 35, 45, 63, 105, 135, 189, 315

Step-4: Factors of 949

List of positive integer factors of 949 that divides 945 without a remainder.

1, 13, 73

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 945 and 949. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 945 and 949 is 1.

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