What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63961 and 63978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63961 and 63978 is 1.

GCF(63961,63978) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63961 and 63978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63961 and 63978.

How to find the GCF of 63961 and 63978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63961 and 63978. After we will calculate the factors of 63961 and 63978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63961

Prime factors of 63961 are 167, 383. Prime factorization of 63961 in exponential form is:

63961 = 167¹ × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63978

Prime factors of 63978 are 2, 3, 10663. Prime factorization of 63978 in exponential form is:

63978 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10663¹

Step-3: Factors of 63961

List of positive integer factors of 63961 that divides 63961 without a remainder.

1, 167, 383

Step-4: Factors of 63978

List of positive integer factors of 63978 that divides 63961 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 10663, 21326, 31989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63961 and 63978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63961 and 63978 is 1.

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