What is the Greatest Common Factor of 64977 and 64983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 64977 and 64983 is 3.

GCF(64977,64983) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 64977 and 64983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 64977 and 64983.

How to find the GCF of 64977 and 64983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 64977 and 64983. After we will calculate the factors of 64977 and 64983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 64977

Prime factors of 64977 are 3, 11, 179. Prime factorization of 64977 in exponential form is:

64977 = 3¹ × 11² × 179¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 64983

Prime factors of 64983 are 3, 21661. Prime factorization of 64983 in exponential form is:

64983 = 3¹ × 21661¹

Step-3: Factors of 64977

List of positive integer factors of 64977 that divides 64977 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 121, 179, 363, 537, 1969, 5907, 21659

Step-4: Factors of 64983

List of positive integer factors of 64983 that divides 64977 without a remainder.

1, 3, 21661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 64977 and 64983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 64977 and 64983 is 3.

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