What is the Greatest Common Factor of 61968 and 61981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 61968 and 61981 is 1.

GCF(61968,61981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 61968 and 61981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 61968 and 61981.

How to find the GCF of 61968 and 61981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 61968 and 61981. After we will calculate the factors of 61968 and 61981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 61968

Prime factors of 61968 are 2, 3, 1291. Prime factorization of 61968 in exponential form is:

61968 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1291¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 61981

Prime factors of 61981 are 61981. Prime factorization of 61981 in exponential form is:

61981 = 61981¹

Step-3: Factors of 61968

List of positive integer factors of 61968 that divides 61968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 1291, 2582, 3873, 5164, 7746, 10328, 15492, 20656, 30984

Step-4: Factors of 61981

List of positive integer factors of 61981 that divides 61968 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 61968 and 61981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 61968 and 61981 is 1.

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