What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32983 and 32988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32983 and 32988 is 1.

GCF(32983,32988) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32983 and 32988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32983 and 32988.

How to find the GCF of 32983 and 32988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32983 and 32988. After we will calculate the factors of 32983 and 32988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32983

Prime factors of 32983 are 32983. Prime factorization of 32983 in exponential form is:

32983 = 32983¹

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 32983

List of positive integer factors of 32983 that divides 32983 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 32988

List of positive integer factors of 32988 that divides 32983 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 32983 and 32988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32983 and 32988 is 1.

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