What is the Greatest Common Factor of 953 and 961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 953 and 961 is 1.

GCF(953,961) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 953 and 961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 953 and 961.

How to find the GCF of 953 and 961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 953 and 961. After we will calculate the factors of 953 and 961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 953

Prime factors of 953 are 953. Prime factorization of 953 in exponential form is:

953 = 953¹

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 953

List of positive integer factors of 953 that divides 953 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 961

List of positive integer factors of 961 that divides 953 without a remainder.

1, 31

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 953 and 961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 953 and 961 is 1.

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