What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10983 and 10996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10983 and 10996 is 1.

GCF(10983,10996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10983 and 10996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10983 and 10996.

How to find the GCF of 10983 and 10996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10983 and 10996. After we will calculate the factors of 10983 and 10996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10983

Prime factors of 10983 are 3, 7, 523. Prime factorization of 10983 in exponential form is:

10983 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 523¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10996

Prime factors of 10996 are 2, 2749. Prime factorization of 10996 in exponential form is:

10996 = 2² × 2749¹

Step-3: Factors of 10983

List of positive integer factors of 10983 that divides 10983 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 523, 1569, 3661

Step-4: Factors of 10996

List of positive integer factors of 10996 that divides 10983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2749, 5498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10983 and 10996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10983 and 10996 is 1.

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