What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10973 and 10987?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10973 and 10987 is 1.

GCF(10973,10987) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10973 and 10987, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10973 and 10987.

How to find the GCF of 10973 and 10987?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10973 and 10987. After we will calculate the factors of 10973 and 10987 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10973

Prime factors of 10973 are 10973. Prime factorization of 10973 in exponential form is:

10973 = 10973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10987

Prime factors of 10987 are 10987. Prime factorization of 10987 in exponential form is:

10987 = 10987¹

Step-3: Factors of 10973

List of positive integer factors of 10973 that divides 10973 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 10987

List of positive integer factors of 10987 that divides 10973 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10973 and 10987. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10973 and 10987 is 1.

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