What is the Greatest Common Factor of 97965 and 97978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 97965 and 97978 is 1.

GCF(97965,97978) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 97965 and 97978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 97965 and 97978.

How to find the GCF of 97965 and 97978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 97965 and 97978. After we will calculate the factors of 97965 and 97978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 97965

Prime factors of 97965 are 3, 5, 7, 311. Prime factorization of 97965 in exponential form is:

97965 = 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 311¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 97978

Prime factors of 97978 are 2, 48989. Prime factorization of 97978 in exponential form is:

97978 = 2¹ × 48989¹

Step-3: Factors of 97965

List of positive integer factors of 97965 that divides 97965 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21, 35, 45, 63, 105, 311, 315, 933, 1555, 2177, 2799, 4665, 6531, 10885, 13995, 19593, 32655

Step-4: Factors of 97978

List of positive integer factors of 97978 that divides 97965 without a remainder.

1, 2, 48989

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 97965 and 97978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 97965 and 97978 is 1.

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