What is the Greatest Common Factor of 63993 and 63997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 63993 and 63997 is 1.

GCF(63993,63997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 63993 and 63997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 63993 and 63997.

How to find the GCF of 63993 and 63997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 63993 and 63997. After we will calculate the factors of 63993 and 63997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 63993

Prime factors of 63993 are 3, 83, 257. Prime factorization of 63993 in exponential form is:

63993 = 3¹ × 83¹ × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 63997

Prime factors of 63997 are 63997. Prime factorization of 63997 in exponential form is:

63997 = 63997¹

Step-3: Factors of 63993

List of positive integer factors of 63993 that divides 63993 without a remainder.

1, 3, 83, 249, 257, 771, 21331

Step-4: Factors of 63997

List of positive integer factors of 63997 that divides 63993 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 63993 and 63997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 63993 and 63997 is 1.

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