What is the Greatest Common Factor of 62979 and 62983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 62979 and 62983 is 1.

GCF(62979,62983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 62979 and 62983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 62979 and 62983.

How to find the GCF of 62979 and 62983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 62979 and 62983. After we will calculate the factors of 62979 and 62983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 62979

Prime factors of 62979 are 3, 7, 2999. Prime factorization of 62979 in exponential form is:

62979 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 62983

Prime factors of 62983 are 62983. Prime factorization of 62983 in exponential form is:

62983 = 62983¹

Step-3: Factors of 62979

List of positive integer factors of 62979 that divides 62979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 2999, 8997, 20993

Step-4: Factors of 62983

List of positive integer factors of 62983 that divides 62979 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 62979 and 62983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 62979 and 62983 is 1.

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