What is the Greatest Common Factor of 949 and 962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 949 and 962 is 13.

GCF(949,962) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 949 and 962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 949 and 962.

How to find the GCF of 949 and 962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 949 and 962. After we will calculate the factors of 949 and 962 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 962

Prime factors of 962 are 2, 13, 37. Prime factorization of 962 in exponential form is:

962 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 37¹

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 962

List of positive integer factors of 962 that divides 949 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 37, 74, 481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 949 and 962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 949 and 962 is 13.

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