What is the Greatest Common Factor of 57966 and 57979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 57966 and 57979 is 1.

GCF(57966,57979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 57966 and 57979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 57966 and 57979.

How to find the GCF of 57966 and 57979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 57966 and 57979. After we will calculate the factors of 57966 and 57979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 57966

Prime factors of 57966 are 2, 3, 9661. Prime factorization of 57966 in exponential form is:

57966 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 57979

Prime factors of 57979 are 37, 1567. Prime factorization of 57979 in exponential form is:

57979 = 37¹ × 1567¹

Step-3: Factors of 57966

List of positive integer factors of 57966 that divides 57966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9661, 19322, 28983

Step-4: Factors of 57979

List of positive integer factors of 57979 that divides 57966 without a remainder.

1, 37, 1567

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 57966 and 57979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 57966 and 57979 is 1.

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