What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65978 and 65993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65978 and 65993 is 1.

GCF(65978,65993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65978 and 65993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65978 and 65993.

How to find the GCF of 65978 and 65993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65978 and 65993. After we will calculate the factors of 65978 and 65993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65978

Prime factors of 65978 are 2, 11, 2999. Prime factorization of 65978 in exponential form is:

65978 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 65993

Prime factors of 65993 are 65993. Prime factorization of 65993 in exponential form is:

65993 = 65993¹

Step-3: Factors of 65978

List of positive integer factors of 65978 that divides 65978 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 2999, 5998, 32989

Step-4: Factors of 65993

List of positive integer factors of 65993 that divides 65978 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65978 and 65993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65978 and 65993 is 1.

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