What is the Greatest Common Factor of 99948 and 99961?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 99948 and 99961 is 1.

GCF(99948,99961) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 99948 and 99961, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 99948 and 99961.

How to find the GCF of 99948 and 99961?

We will first find the prime factorization of 99948 and 99961. After we will calculate the factors of 99948 and 99961 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 99948

Prime factors of 99948 are 2, 3, 8329. Prime factorization of 99948 in exponential form is:

99948 = 2² × 3¹ × 8329¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 99961

Prime factors of 99961 are 99961. Prime factorization of 99961 in exponential form is:

99961 = 99961¹

Step-3: Factors of 99948

List of positive integer factors of 99948 that divides 99948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 8329, 16658, 24987, 33316, 49974

Step-4: Factors of 99961

List of positive integer factors of 99961 that divides 99948 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 99948 and 99961. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 99948 and 99961 is 1.

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