What is the Greatest Common Factor of 77949 and 77967?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 77949 and 77967 is 9.

GCF(77949,77967) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 77949 and 77967, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 77949 and 77967.

How to find the GCF of 77949 and 77967?

We will first find the prime factorization of 77949 and 77967. After we will calculate the factors of 77949 and 77967 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 77949

Prime factors of 77949 are 3, 2887. Prime factorization of 77949 in exponential form is:

77949 = 3³ × 2887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 77967

Prime factors of 77967 are 3, 8663. Prime factorization of 77967 in exponential form is:

77967 = 3² × 8663¹

Step-3: Factors of 77949

List of positive integer factors of 77949 that divides 77949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 2887, 8661, 25983

Step-4: Factors of 77967

List of positive integer factors of 77967 that divides 77949 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 8663, 25989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 77949 and 77967. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 77949 and 77967 is 9.

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