What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65979 and 65993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65979 and 65993 is 1.

GCF(65979,65993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65979 and 65993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65979 and 65993.

How to find the GCF of 65979 and 65993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65979 and 65993. After we will calculate the factors of 65979 and 65993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65979

Prime factors of 65979 are 3, 7331. Prime factorization of 65979 in exponential form is:

65979 = 3² × 7331¹

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 65979

List of positive integer factors of 65979 that divides 65979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 7331, 21993

Step-4: Factors of 65993

List of positive integer factors of 65993 that divides 65979 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65979 and 65993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65979 and 65993 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 65979 and 65993