What is the Greatest Common Factor of 67979 and 67996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 67979 and 67996 is 1.

GCF(67979,67996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 67979 and 67996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 67979 and 67996.

How to find the GCF of 67979 and 67996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 67979 and 67996. After we will calculate the factors of 67979 and 67996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 67979

Prime factors of 67979 are 67979. Prime factorization of 67979 in exponential form is:

67979 = 67979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 67996

Prime factors of 67996 are 2, 89, 191. Prime factorization of 67996 in exponential form is:

67996 = 2² × 89¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 67979

List of positive integer factors of 67979 that divides 67979 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 67996

List of positive integer factors of 67996 that divides 67979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 89, 178, 191, 356, 382, 764, 16999, 33998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 67979 and 67996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 67979 and 67996 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 67979 and 67996