What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79999 and 80018?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79999 and 80018 is 1.

GCF(79999,80018) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79999 and 80018, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79999 and 80018.

How to find the GCF of 79999 and 80018?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79999 and 80018. After we will calculate the factors of 79999 and 80018 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79999

Prime factors of 79999 are 79999. Prime factorization of 79999 in exponential form is:

79999 = 79999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 80018

Prime factors of 80018 are 2, 40009. Prime factorization of 80018 in exponential form is:

80018 = 2¹ × 40009¹

Step-3: Factors of 79999

List of positive integer factors of 79999 that divides 79999 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 80018

List of positive integer factors of 80018 that divides 79999 without a remainder.

1, 2, 40009

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79999 and 80018. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79999 and 80018 is 1.

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