What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79993 and 79997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79993 and 79997 is 1.

GCF(79993,79997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79993 and 79997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79993 and 79997.

How to find the GCF of 79993 and 79997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79993 and 79997. After we will calculate the factors of 79993 and 79997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79993

Prime factors of 79993 are 167, 479. Prime factorization of 79993 in exponential form is:

79993 = 167¹ × 479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 79997

Prime factors of 79997 are 79997. Prime factorization of 79997 in exponential form is:

79997 = 79997¹

Step-3: Factors of 79993

List of positive integer factors of 79993 that divides 79993 without a remainder.

1, 167, 479

Step-4: Factors of 79997

List of positive integer factors of 79997 that divides 79993 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79993 and 79997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79993 and 79997 is 1.

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