What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98970 and 98983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98970 and 98983 is 1.

GCF(98970,98983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98970 and 98983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98970 and 98983.

How to find the GCF of 98970 and 98983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98970 and 98983. After we will calculate the factors of 98970 and 98983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98970

Prime factors of 98970 are 2, 3, 5, 3299. Prime factorization of 98970 in exponential form is:

98970 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 3299¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98983

Prime factors of 98983 are 31, 103. Prime factorization of 98983 in exponential form is:

98983 = 31² × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 98970

List of positive integer factors of 98970 that divides 98970 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30, 3299, 6598, 9897, 16495, 19794, 32990, 49485

Step-4: Factors of 98983

List of positive integer factors of 98983 that divides 98970 without a remainder.

1, 31, 103, 961, 3193

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98970 and 98983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98970 and 98983 is 1.

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