What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79642 and 79655?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79642 and 79655 is 1.

GCF(79642,79655) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79642 and 79655, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79642 and 79655.

How to find the GCF of 79642 and 79655?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79642 and 79655. After we will calculate the factors of 79642 and 79655 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79642

Prime factors of 79642 are 2, 39821. Prime factorization of 79642 in exponential form is:

79642 = 2¹ × 39821¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79655

Prime factors of 79655 are 5, 89, 179. Prime factorization of 79655 in exponential form is:

79655 = 5¹ × 89¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 79642

List of positive integer factors of 79642 that divides 79642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 39821

Step-4: Factors of 79655

List of positive integer factors of 79655 that divides 79642 without a remainder.

1, 5, 89, 179, 445, 895, 15931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79642 and 79655. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79642 and 79655 is 1.

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