What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66493 and 66507?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66493 and 66507 is 7.

GCF(66493,66507) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66493 and 66507, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66493 and 66507.

How to find the GCF of 66493 and 66507?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66493 and 66507. After we will calculate the factors of 66493 and 66507 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66493

Prime factors of 66493 are 7, 23, 59. Prime factorization of 66493 in exponential form is:

66493 = 7² × 23¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66507

Prime factors of 66507 are 3, 7, 3167. Prime factorization of 66507 in exponential form is:

66507 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3167¹

Step-3: Factors of 66493

List of positive integer factors of 66493 that divides 66493 without a remainder.

1, 7, 23, 49, 59, 161, 413, 1127, 1357, 2891, 9499

Step-4: Factors of 66507

List of positive integer factors of 66507 that divides 66493 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 3167, 9501, 22169

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66493 and 66507. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66493 and 66507 is 7.

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