What is the Greatest Common Factor of 76 and 89?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 76 and 89 is 1.

GCF(76,89) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 76 and 89, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 76 and 89.

How to find the GCF of 76 and 89?

We will first find the prime factorization of 76 and 89. After we will calculate the factors of 76 and 89 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 76

Prime factors of 76 are 2, 19. Prime factorization of 76 in exponential form is:

76 = 2² × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89

Prime factors of 89 are 89. Prime factorization of 89 in exponential form is:

89 = 89¹

Step-3: Factors of 76

List of positive integer factors of 76 that divides 76 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38

Step-4: Factors of 89

List of positive integer factors of 89 that divides 76 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 76 and 89. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 76 and 89 is 1.

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