What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64966 and 64984?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64966 and 64984 is 2.

GCF(64966,64984) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64966 and 64984, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64966 and 64984.

How to find the GCF of 64966 and 64984?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64966 and 64984. After we will calculate the factors of 64966 and 64984 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64966

Prime factors of 64966 are 2, 11, 2953. Prime factorization of 64966 in exponential form is:

64966 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64984

Prime factors of 64984 are 2, 8123. Prime factorization of 64984 in exponential form is:

64984 = 2³ × 8123¹

Step-3: Factors of 64966

List of positive integer factors of 64966 that divides 64966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2953, 5906, 32483

Step-4: Factors of 64984

List of positive integer factors of 64984 that divides 64966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 8123, 16246, 32492

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64966 and 64984. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64966 and 64984 is 2.

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