What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66959 and 66964?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66959 and 66964 is 1.

GCF(66959,66964) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66959 and 66964, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66959 and 66964.

How to find the GCF of 66959 and 66964?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66959 and 66964. After we will calculate the factors of 66959 and 66964 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66959

Prime factors of 66959 are 66959. Prime factorization of 66959 in exponential form is:

66959 = 66959¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66964

Prime factors of 66964 are 2, 16741. Prime factorization of 66964 in exponential form is:

66964 = 2² × 16741¹

Step-3: Factors of 66959

List of positive integer factors of 66959 that divides 66959 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 66964

List of positive integer factors of 66964 that divides 66959 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 16741, 33482

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66959 and 66964. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66959 and 66964 is 1.

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