What is the Greatest Common Factor of 60991 and 60996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 60991 and 60996 is 1.

GCF(60991,60996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 60991 and 60996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 60991 and 60996.

How to find the GCF of 60991 and 60996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 60991 and 60996. After we will calculate the factors of 60991 and 60996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 60991

Prime factors of 60991 are 7, 8713. Prime factorization of 60991 in exponential form is:

60991 = 7¹ × 8713¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 60996

Prime factors of 60996 are 2, 3, 13, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 60996 in exponential form is:

60996 = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 60991

List of positive integer factors of 60991 that divides 60991 without a remainder.

1, 7, 8713

Step-4: Factors of 60996

List of positive integer factors of 60996 that divides 60991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 17, 23, 26, 34, 39, 46, 51, 52, 68, 69, 78, 92, 102, 138, 156, 204, 221, 276, 299, 391, 442, 598, 663, 782, 884, 897, 1173, 1196, 1326, 1564, 1794, 2346, 2652, 3588, 4692, 5083, 10166, 15249, 20332, 30498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 60991 and 60996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 60991 and 60996 is 1.

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