What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98750 and 98759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98750 and 98759 is 1.

GCF(98750,98759) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98750 and 98759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98750 and 98759.

How to find the GCF of 98750 and 98759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98750 and 98759. After we will calculate the factors of 98750 and 98759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98750

Prime factors of 98750 are 2, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 98750 in exponential form is:

98750 = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98759

Prime factors of 98759 are 61, 1619. Prime factorization of 98759 in exponential form is:

98759 = 61¹ × 1619¹

Step-3: Factors of 98750

List of positive integer factors of 98750 that divides 98750 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 79, 125, 158, 250, 395, 625, 790, 1250, 1975, 3950, 9875, 19750, 49375

Step-4: Factors of 98759

List of positive integer factors of 98759 that divides 98750 without a remainder.

1, 61, 1619

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98750 and 98759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98750 and 98759 is 1.

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