What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98992 and 98997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98992 and 98997 is 1.

GCF(98992,98997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98992 and 98997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98992 and 98997.

How to find the GCF of 98992 and 98997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98992 and 98997. After we will calculate the factors of 98992 and 98997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98992

Prime factors of 98992 are 2, 23, 269. Prime factorization of 98992 in exponential form is:

98992 = 2⁴ × 23¹ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98997

Prime factors of 98997 are 3, 32999. Prime factorization of 98997 in exponential form is:

98997 = 3¹ × 32999¹

Step-3: Factors of 98992

List of positive integer factors of 98992 that divides 98992 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 46, 92, 184, 269, 368, 538, 1076, 2152, 4304, 6187, 12374, 24748, 49496

Step-4: Factors of 98997

List of positive integer factors of 98997 that divides 98992 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32999

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98992 and 98997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98992 and 98997 is 1.

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