What is the Greatest Common Factor of 97974 and 97981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 97974 and 97981 is 1.

GCF(97974,97981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 97974 and 97981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 97974 and 97981.

How to find the GCF of 97974 and 97981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 97974 and 97981. After we will calculate the factors of 97974 and 97981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 97974

Prime factors of 97974 are 2, 3, 5443. Prime factorization of 97974 in exponential form is:

97974 = 2¹ × 3² × 5443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 97981

Prime factors of 97981 are 13, 7537. Prime factorization of 97981 in exponential form is:

97981 = 13¹ × 7537¹

Step-3: Factors of 97974

List of positive integer factors of 97974 that divides 97974 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 5443, 10886, 16329, 32658, 48987

Step-4: Factors of 97981

List of positive integer factors of 97981 that divides 97974 without a remainder.

1, 13, 7537

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 97974 and 97981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 97974 and 97981 is 1.

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