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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 97 and 116?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 97 and 116 is 1.

GCF(97,116) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 97 and 116, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 97 and 116.

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How to find the GCF of 97 and 116?

We will first find the prime factorization of 97 and 116. After we will calculate the factors of 97 and 116 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 97

Prime factors of 97 are 97. Prime factorization of 97 in exponential form is:

97 = 971

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 116

Prime factors of 116 are 2, 29. Prime factorization of 116 in exponential form is:

116 = 22 × 291

Step-3: Factors of 97

List of positive integer factors of 97 that divides 97 without a remainder.

1

Step-4: Factors of 116

List of positive integer factors of 116 that divides 97 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 97 and 116. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 97 and 116 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 97 and 116