What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39974 and 39983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39974 and 39983 is 1.

GCF(39974,39983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39974 and 39983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39974 and 39983.

How to find the GCF of 39974 and 39983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39974 and 39983. After we will calculate the factors of 39974 and 39983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39974

Prime factors of 39974 are 2, 11, 23, 79. Prime factorization of 39974 in exponential form is:

39974 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39983

Prime factors of 39983 are 39983. Prime factorization of 39983 in exponential form is:

39983 = 39983¹

Step-3: Factors of 39974

List of positive integer factors of 39974 that divides 39974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 23, 46, 79, 158, 253, 506, 869, 1738, 1817, 3634, 19987

Step-4: Factors of 39983

List of positive integer factors of 39983 that divides 39974 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39974 and 39983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39974 and 39983 is 1.

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