What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63968 and 63983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63968 and 63983 is 1.

GCF(63968,63983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63968 and 63983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63968 and 63983.

How to find the GCF of 63968 and 63983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63968 and 63983. After we will calculate the factors of 63968 and 63983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63968

Prime factors of 63968 are 2, 1999. Prime factorization of 63968 in exponential form is:

63968 = 2⁵ × 1999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63983

Prime factors of 63983 are 109, 587. Prime factorization of 63983 in exponential form is:

63983 = 109¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 63968

List of positive integer factors of 63968 that divides 63968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 1999, 3998, 7996, 15992, 31984

Step-4: Factors of 63983

List of positive integer factors of 63983 that divides 63968 without a remainder.

1, 109, 587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63968 and 63983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63968 and 63983 is 1.

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