What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7974 and 7993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7974 and 7993 is 1.

GCF(7974,7993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7974 and 7993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7974 and 7993.

How to find the GCF of 7974 and 7993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7974 and 7993. After we will calculate the factors of 7974 and 7993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7974

Prime factors of 7974 are 2, 3, 443. Prime factorization of 7974 in exponential form is:

7974 = 2¹ × 3² × 443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7993

Prime factors of 7993 are 7993. Prime factorization of 7993 in exponential form is:

7993 = 7993¹

Step-3: Factors of 7974

List of positive integer factors of 7974 that divides 7974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 443, 886, 1329, 2658, 3987

Step-4: Factors of 7993

List of positive integer factors of 7993 that divides 7974 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7974 and 7993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7974 and 7993 is 1.

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