What is the Greatest Common Factor of 66962 and 66969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 66962 and 66969 is 7.

GCF(66962,66969) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 66962 and 66969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 66962 and 66969.

How to find the GCF of 66962 and 66969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 66962 and 66969. After we will calculate the factors of 66962 and 66969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 66962

Prime factors of 66962 are 2, 7, 4783. Prime factorization of 66962 in exponential form is:

66962 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4783¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 66969

Prime factors of 66969 are 3, 7, 1063. Prime factorization of 66969 in exponential form is:

66969 = 3² × 7¹ × 1063¹

Step-3: Factors of 66962

List of positive integer factors of 66962 that divides 66962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 4783, 9566, 33481

Step-4: Factors of 66969

List of positive integer factors of 66969 that divides 66962 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 1063, 3189, 7441, 9567, 22323

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 66962 and 66969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 66962 and 66969 is 7.

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