What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98079 and 98097?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98079 and 98097 is 3.

GCF(98079,98097) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98079 and 98097, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98079 and 98097.

How to find the GCF of 98079 and 98097?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98079 and 98097. After we will calculate the factors of 98079 and 98097 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98079

Prime factors of 98079 are 3, 32693. Prime factorization of 98079 in exponential form is:

98079 = 3¹ × 32693¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98097

Prime factors of 98097 are 3, 19, 1721. Prime factorization of 98097 in exponential form is:

98097 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1721¹

Step-3: Factors of 98079

List of positive integer factors of 98079 that divides 98079 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32693

Step-4: Factors of 98097

List of positive integer factors of 98097 that divides 98079 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 1721, 5163, 32699

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98079 and 98097. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98079 and 98097 is 3.

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