What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79526 and 79543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79526 and 79543 is 17.

GCF(79526,79543) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79526 and 79543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79526 and 79543.

How to find the GCF of 79526 and 79543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79526 and 79543. After we will calculate the factors of 79526 and 79543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79526

Prime factors of 79526 are 2, 17, 2339. Prime factorization of 79526 in exponential form is:

79526 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2339¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79543

Prime factors of 79543 are 17, 4679. Prime factorization of 79543 in exponential form is:

79543 = 17¹ × 4679¹

Step-3: Factors of 79526

List of positive integer factors of 79526 that divides 79526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 2339, 4678, 39763

Step-4: Factors of 79543

List of positive integer factors of 79543 that divides 79526 without a remainder.

1, 17, 4679

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79526 and 79543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79526 and 79543 is 17.

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