What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83959 and 83966?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83959 and 83966 is 1.

GCF(83959,83966) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83959 and 83966, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83959 and 83966.

How to find the GCF of 83959 and 83966?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83959 and 83966. After we will calculate the factors of 83959 and 83966 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83959

Prime factors of 83959 are 113, 743. Prime factorization of 83959 in exponential form is:

83959 = 113¹ × 743¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83966

Prime factors of 83966 are 2, 41983. Prime factorization of 83966 in exponential form is:

83966 = 2¹ × 41983¹

Step-3: Factors of 83959

List of positive integer factors of 83959 that divides 83959 without a remainder.

1, 113, 743

Step-4: Factors of 83966

List of positive integer factors of 83966 that divides 83959 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41983

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83959 and 83966. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83959 and 83966 is 1.

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