What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98159 and 98179?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98159 and 98179 is 1.

GCF(98159,98179) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98159 and 98179, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98159 and 98179.

How to find the GCF of 98159 and 98179?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98159 and 98179. After we will calculate the factors of 98159 and 98179 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98159

Prime factors of 98159 are 103, 953. Prime factorization of 98159 in exponential form is:

98159 = 103¹ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98179

Prime factors of 98179 are 98179. Prime factorization of 98179 in exponential form is:

98179 = 98179¹

Step-3: Factors of 98159

List of positive integer factors of 98159 that divides 98159 without a remainder.

1, 103, 953

Step-4: Factors of 98179

List of positive integer factors of 98179 that divides 98159 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98159 and 98179. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98159 and 98179 is 1.

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