What is the Greatest Common Factor of 96942 and 96959?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 96942 and 96959 is 1.

GCF(96942,96959) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 96942 and 96959, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 96942 and 96959.

How to find the GCF of 96942 and 96959?

We will first find the prime factorization of 96942 and 96959. After we will calculate the factors of 96942 and 96959 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 96942

Prime factors of 96942 are 2, 3, 107, 151. Prime factorization of 96942 in exponential form is:

96942 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 107¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 96959

Prime factors of 96959 are 96959. Prime factorization of 96959 in exponential form is:

96959 = 96959¹

Step-3: Factors of 96942

List of positive integer factors of 96942 that divides 96942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 107, 151, 214, 302, 321, 453, 642, 906, 16157, 32314, 48471

Step-4: Factors of 96959

List of positive integer factors of 96959 that divides 96942 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 96942 and 96959. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 96942 and 96959 is 1.

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