What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96561 and 96578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96561 and 96578 is 1.

GCF(96561,96578) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96561 and 96578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96561 and 96578.

How to find the GCF of 96561 and 96578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96561 and 96578. After we will calculate the factors of 96561 and 96578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96561

Prime factors of 96561 are 3, 10729. Prime factorization of 96561 in exponential form is:

96561 = 3² × 10729¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96578

Prime factors of 96578 are 2, 43, 1123. Prime factorization of 96578 in exponential form is:

96578 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 1123¹

Step-3: Factors of 96561

List of positive integer factors of 96561 that divides 96561 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 10729, 32187

Step-4: Factors of 96578

List of positive integer factors of 96578 that divides 96561 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 1123, 2246, 48289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96561 and 96578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96561 and 96578 is 1.

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