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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 987 and 1007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 987 and 1007 is 1.

GCF(987,1007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 987 and 1007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 987 and 1007.

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How to find the GCF of 987 and 1007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 987 and 1007. After we will calculate the factors of 987 and 1007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 987

Prime factors of 987 are 3, 7, 47. Prime factorization of 987 in exponential form is:

987 = 31 × 71 × 471

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1007

Prime factors of 1007 are 19, 53. Prime factorization of 1007 in exponential form is:

1007 = 191 × 531

Step-3: Factors of 987

List of positive integer factors of 987 that divides 987 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 47, 141, 329

Step-4: Factors of 1007

List of positive integer factors of 1007 that divides 987 without a remainder.

1, 19, 53

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 987 and 1007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 987 and 1007 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 987 and 1007