What is the Greatest Common Factor of 99 and 112?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 99 and 112 is 1.

GCF(99,112) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 99 and 112, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 99 and 112.

How to find the GCF of 99 and 112?

We will first find the prime factorization of 99 and 112. After we will calculate the factors of 99 and 112 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 99

Prime factors of 99 are 3, 11. Prime factorization of 99 in exponential form is:

99 = 3² × 11¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 112

Prime factors of 112 are 2, 7. Prime factorization of 112 in exponential form is:

112 = 2⁴ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 99

List of positive integer factors of 99 that divides 99 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 11, 33

Step-4: Factors of 112

List of positive integer factors of 112 that divides 99 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 56

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 99 and 112. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 99 and 112 is 1.

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