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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7943 and 7956?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7943 and 7956 is 13.

GCF(7943,7956) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7943 and 7956, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7943 and 7956.

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How to find the GCF of 7943 and 7956?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7943 and 7956. After we will calculate the factors of 7943 and 7956 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7943

Prime factors of 7943 are 13, 47. Prime factorization of 7943 in exponential form is:

7943 = 132 × 471

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7956

Prime factors of 7956 are 2, 3, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 7956 in exponential form is:

7956 = 22 × 32 × 131 × 171

Step-3: Factors of 7943

List of positive integer factors of 7943 that divides 7943 without a remainder.

1, 13, 47, 169, 611

Step-4: Factors of 7956

List of positive integer factors of 7956 that divides 7943 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 17, 18, 26, 34, 36, 39, 51, 52, 68, 78, 102, 117, 153, 156, 204, 221, 234, 306, 442, 468, 612, 663, 884, 1326, 1989, 2652, 3978

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7943 and 7956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7943 and 7956 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 7943 and 7956