What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43868 and 43873?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43868 and 43873 is 1.

GCF(43868,43873) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43868 and 43873, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43868 and 43873.

How to find the GCF of 43868 and 43873?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43868 and 43873. After we will calculate the factors of 43868 and 43873 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43868

Prime factors of 43868 are 2, 11, 997. Prime factorization of 43868 in exponential form is:

43868 = 2² × 11¹ × 997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43873

Prime factors of 43873 are 73, 601. Prime factorization of 43873 in exponential form is:

43873 = 73¹ × 601¹

Step-3: Factors of 43868

List of positive integer factors of 43868 that divides 43868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 997, 1994, 3988, 10967, 21934

Step-4: Factors of 43873

List of positive integer factors of 43873 that divides 43868 without a remainder.

1, 73, 601

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43868 and 43873. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43868 and 43873 is 1.

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