What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32873 and 32888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32873 and 32888 is 1.

GCF(32873,32888) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32873 and 32888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32873 and 32888.

How to find the GCF of 32873 and 32888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32873 and 32888. After we will calculate the factors of 32873 and 32888 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32873

Prime factors of 32873 are 71, 463. Prime factorization of 32873 in exponential form is:

32873 = 71¹ × 463¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32888

Prime factors of 32888 are 2, 4111. Prime factorization of 32888 in exponential form is:

32888 = 2³ × 4111¹

Step-3: Factors of 32873

List of positive integer factors of 32873 that divides 32873 without a remainder.

1, 71, 463

Step-4: Factors of 32888

List of positive integer factors of 32888 that divides 32873 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4111, 8222, 16444

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32873 and 32888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32873 and 32888 is 1.

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