What is the Greatest Common Factor of 99966 and 99982?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 99966 and 99982 is 2.

GCF(99966,99982) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 99966 and 99982, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 99966 and 99982.

How to find the GCF of 99966 and 99982?

We will first find the prime factorization of 99966 and 99982. After we will calculate the factors of 99966 and 99982 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 99966

Prime factors of 99966 are 2, 3, 16661. Prime factorization of 99966 in exponential form is:

99966 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 16661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 99982

Prime factors of 99982 are 2, 49991. Prime factorization of 99982 in exponential form is:

99982 = 2¹ × 49991¹

Step-3: Factors of 99966

List of positive integer factors of 99966 that divides 99966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 16661, 33322, 49983

Step-4: Factors of 99982

List of positive integer factors of 99982 that divides 99966 without a remainder.

1, 2, 49991

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 99966 and 99982. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 99966 and 99982 is 2.

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