What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82968 and 82981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82968 and 82981 is 1.

GCF(82968,82981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82968 and 82981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82968 and 82981.

How to find the GCF of 82968 and 82981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82968 and 82981. After we will calculate the factors of 82968 and 82981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82968

Prime factors of 82968 are 2, 3, 3457. Prime factorization of 82968 in exponential form is:

82968 = 2³ × 3¹ × 3457¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82981

Prime factors of 82981 are 82981. Prime factorization of 82981 in exponential form is:

82981 = 82981¹

Step-3: Factors of 82968

List of positive integer factors of 82968 that divides 82968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 3457, 6914, 10371, 13828, 20742, 27656, 41484

Step-4: Factors of 82981

List of positive integer factors of 82981 that divides 82968 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82968 and 82981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82968 and 82981 is 1.

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