What is the Greatest Common Factor of 65980 and 65993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 65980 and 65993 is 1.

GCF(65980,65993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 65980 and 65993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 65980 and 65993.

How to find the GCF of 65980 and 65993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 65980 and 65993. After we will calculate the factors of 65980 and 65993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 65980

Prime factors of 65980 are 2, 5, 3299. Prime factorization of 65980 in exponential form is:

65980 = 2² × 5¹ × 3299¹

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 65980

List of positive integer factors of 65980 that divides 65980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 3299, 6598, 13196, 16495, 32990

Step-4: Factors of 65993

List of positive integer factors of 65993 that divides 65980 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 65980 and 65993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 65980 and 65993 is 1.

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