What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79908 and 79927?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79908 and 79927 is 1.

GCF(79908,79927) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79908 and 79927, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79908 and 79927.

How to find the GCF of 79908 and 79927?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79908 and 79927. After we will calculate the factors of 79908 and 79927 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79908

Prime factors of 79908 are 2, 3, 6659. Prime factorization of 79908 in exponential form is:

79908 = 2² × 3¹ × 6659¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79927

Prime factors of 79927 are 257, 311. Prime factorization of 79927 in exponential form is:

79927 = 257¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 79908

List of positive integer factors of 79908 that divides 79908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 6659, 13318, 19977, 26636, 39954

Step-4: Factors of 79927

List of positive integer factors of 79927 that divides 79908 without a remainder.

1, 257, 311

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79908 and 79927. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79908 and 79927 is 1.

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