What is the Greatest Common Factor of 949 and 960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 949 and 960 is 1.

GCF(949,960) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 949 and 960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 949 and 960.

How to find the GCF of 949 and 960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 949 and 960. After we will calculate the factors of 949 and 960 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 949

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

949 = 13¹ × 73¹

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 949

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

1, 13, 73

Step-4: Factors of 960

List of positive integer factors of 960 that divides 949 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 949 and 960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 949 and 960 is 1.

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