What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7991 and 7996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7991 and 7996 is 1.

GCF(7991,7996) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7991 and 7996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7991 and 7996.

How to find the GCF of 7991 and 7996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7991 and 7996. After we will calculate the factors of 7991 and 7996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7991

Prime factors of 7991 are 61, 131. Prime factorization of 7991 in exponential form is:

7991 = 61¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7996

Prime factors of 7996 are 2, 1999. Prime factorization of 7996 in exponential form is:

7996 = 2² × 1999¹

Step-3: Factors of 7991

List of positive integer factors of 7991 that divides 7991 without a remainder.

1, 61, 131

Step-4: Factors of 7996

List of positive integer factors of 7996 that divides 7991 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1999, 3998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7991 and 7996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7991 and 7996 is 1.

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