What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32979 and 32988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32979 and 32988 is 3.

GCF(32979,32988) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32979 and 32988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32979 and 32988.

How to find the GCF of 32979 and 32988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32979 and 32988. After we will calculate the factors of 32979 and 32988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32979

Prime factors of 32979 are 3, 10993. Prime factorization of 32979 in exponential form is:

32979 = 3¹ × 10993¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32988

Prime factors of 32988 are 2, 3, 2749. Prime factorization of 32988 in exponential form is:

32988 = 2² × 3¹ × 2749¹

Step-3: Factors of 32979

List of positive integer factors of 32979 that divides 32979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 10993

Step-4: Factors of 32988

List of positive integer factors of 32988 that divides 32979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 2749, 5498, 8247, 10996, 16494

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32979 and 32988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32979 and 32988 is 3.

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