What is the Greatest Common Factor of 75968 and 75979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 75968 and 75979 is 1.

GCF(75968,75979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 75968 and 75979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 75968 and 75979.

How to find the GCF of 75968 and 75979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 75968 and 75979. After we will calculate the factors of 75968 and 75979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 75968

Prime factors of 75968 are 2, 1187. Prime factorization of 75968 in exponential form is:

75968 = 2⁶ × 1187¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 75979

Prime factors of 75979 are 75979. Prime factorization of 75979 in exponential form is:

75979 = 75979¹

Step-3: Factors of 75968

List of positive integer factors of 75968 that divides 75968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 1187, 2374, 4748, 9496, 18992, 37984

Step-4: Factors of 75979

List of positive integer factors of 75979 that divides 75968 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 75968 and 75979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 75968 and 75979 is 1.

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