What is the Greatest Common Factor of 43988 and 43997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 43988 and 43997 is 1.

GCF(43988,43997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 43988 and 43997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 43988 and 43997.

How to find the GCF of 43988 and 43997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 43988 and 43997. After we will calculate the factors of 43988 and 43997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 43988

Prime factors of 43988 are 2, 7, 1571. Prime factorization of 43988 in exponential form is:

43988 = 2² × 7¹ × 1571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 43997

Prime factors of 43997 are 43997. Prime factorization of 43997 in exponential form is:

43997 = 43997¹

Step-3: Factors of 43988

List of positive integer factors of 43988 that divides 43988 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1571, 3142, 6284, 10997, 21994

Step-4: Factors of 43997

List of positive integer factors of 43997 that divides 43988 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 43988 and 43997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 43988 and 43997 is 1.

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