What is the Greatest Common Factor of 95979 and 95985?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 95979 and 95985 is 3.

GCF(95979,95985) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 95979 and 95985, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 95979 and 95985.

How to find the GCF of 95979 and 95985?

We will first find the prime factorization of 95979 and 95985. After we will calculate the factors of 95979 and 95985 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 95979

Prime factors of 95979 are 3, 13, 23, 107. Prime factorization of 95979 in exponential form is:

95979 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 95985

Prime factors of 95985 are 3, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 95985 in exponential form is:

95985 = 3⁵ × 5¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 95979

List of positive integer factors of 95979 that divides 95979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 23, 39, 69, 107, 299, 321, 897, 1391, 2461, 4173, 7383, 31993

Step-4: Factors of 95985

List of positive integer factors of 95985 that divides 95979 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 79, 81, 135, 237, 243, 395, 405, 711, 1185, 1215, 2133, 3555, 6399, 10665, 19197, 31995

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 95979 and 95985. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 95979 and 95985 is 3.

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