What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79877 and 79891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79877 and 79891 is 7.

GCF(79877,79891) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79877 and 79891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79877 and 79891.

How to find the GCF of 79877 and 79891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79877 and 79891. After we will calculate the factors of 79877 and 79891 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79877

Prime factors of 79877 are 7, 11411. Prime factorization of 79877 in exponential form is:

79877 = 7¹ × 11411¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79891

Prime factors of 79891 are 7, 101, 113. Prime factorization of 79891 in exponential form is:

79891 = 7¹ × 101¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 79877

List of positive integer factors of 79877 that divides 79877 without a remainder.

1, 7, 11411

Step-4: Factors of 79891

List of positive integer factors of 79891 that divides 79877 without a remainder.

1, 7, 101, 113, 707, 791, 11413

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79877 and 79891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79877 and 79891 is 7.

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