What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98964 and 98981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98964 and 98981 is 1.

GCF(98964,98981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98964 and 98981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98964 and 98981.

How to find the GCF of 98964 and 98981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98964 and 98981. After we will calculate the factors of 98964 and 98981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98964

Prime factors of 98964 are 2, 3, 2749. Prime factorization of 98964 in exponential form is:

98964 = 2² × 3² × 2749¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98981

Prime factors of 98981 are 98981. Prime factorization of 98981 in exponential form is:

98981 = 98981¹

Step-3: Factors of 98964

List of positive integer factors of 98964 that divides 98964 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 2749, 5498, 8247, 10996, 16494, 24741, 32988, 49482

Step-4: Factors of 98981

List of positive integer factors of 98981 that divides 98964 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98964 and 98981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98964 and 98981 is 1.

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