What is the Greatest Common Factor of 71970 and 71983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 71970 and 71983 is 1.

GCF(71970,71983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 71970 and 71983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 71970 and 71983.

How to find the GCF of 71970 and 71983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 71970 and 71983. After we will calculate the factors of 71970 and 71983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 71970

Prime factors of 71970 are 2, 3, 5, 2399. Prime factorization of 71970 in exponential form is:

71970 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 2399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 71983

Prime factors of 71983 are 71983. Prime factorization of 71983 in exponential form is:

71983 = 71983¹

Step-3: Factors of 71970

List of positive integer factors of 71970 that divides 71970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 2399, 4798, 7197, 11995, 14394, 23990, 35985

Step-4: Factors of 71983

List of positive integer factors of 71983 that divides 71970 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 71970 and 71983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 71970 and 71983 is 1.

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