What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83 and 89?
Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83 and 89 is 1.
GCF(83,89) = 1
We will now calculate the prime factors of 83 and 89, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83 and 89.
How to find the GCF of 83 and 89?
We will first find the prime factorization of 83 and 89. After we will calculate the factors of 83 and 89 and find the biggest common factor number .
Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83
Prime factors of 83 are 83. Prime factorization of 83 in exponential form is:
83 = 831
Step-2: Prime Factorization of 89
Prime factors of 89 are 89. Prime factorization of 89 in exponential form is:
89 = 891
Step-3: Factors of 83
List of positive integer factors of 83 that divides 83 without a remainder.
1
Step-4: Factors of 89
List of positive integer factors of 89 that divides 83 without a remainder.
1
Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number
We found the factors and prime factorization of 83 and 89. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83 and 89 is 1.
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