What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79977 and 79995?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79977 and 79995 is 3.

GCF(79977,79995) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79977 and 79995, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79977 and 79995.

How to find the GCF of 79977 and 79995?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79977 and 79995. After we will calculate the factors of 79977 and 79995 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79977

Prime factors of 79977 are 3, 53, 503. Prime factorization of 79977 in exponential form is:

79977 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 503¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79995

Prime factors of 79995 are 3, 5, 5333. Prime factorization of 79995 in exponential form is:

79995 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5333¹

Step-3: Factors of 79977

List of positive integer factors of 79977 that divides 79977 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 503, 1509, 26659

Step-4: Factors of 79995

List of positive integer factors of 79995 that divides 79977 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 5333, 15999, 26665

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79977 and 79995. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79977 and 79995 is 3.

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