What is the Greatest Common Factor of 94962 and 94979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 94962 and 94979 is 17.

GCF(94962,94979) = 17

We will now calculate the prime factors of 94962 and 94979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 94962 and 94979.

How to find the GCF of 94962 and 94979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 94962 and 94979. After we will calculate the factors of 94962 and 94979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 94962

Prime factors of 94962 are 2, 3, 7, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 94962 in exponential form is:

94962 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 94979

Prime factors of 94979 are 17, 37, 151. Prime factorization of 94979 in exponential form is:

94979 = 17¹ × 37¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 94962

List of positive integer factors of 94962 that divides 94962 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 17, 19, 21, 34, 38, 42, 49, 51, 57, 98, 102, 114, 119, 133, 147, 238, 266, 294, 323, 357, 399, 646, 714, 798, 833, 931, 969, 1666, 1862, 1938, 2261, 2499, 2793, 4522, 4998, 5586, 6783, 13566, 15827, 31654, 47481

Step-4: Factors of 94979

List of positive integer factors of 94979 that divides 94962 without a remainder.

1, 17, 37, 151, 629, 2567, 5587

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 94962 and 94979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 94962 and 94979 is 17.

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