What is the Greatest Common Factor of 82986 and 82993?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 82986 and 82993 is 1.

GCF(82986,82993) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 82986 and 82993, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 82986 and 82993.

How to find the GCF of 82986 and 82993?

We will first find the prime factorization of 82986 and 82993. After we will calculate the factors of 82986 and 82993 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 82986

Prime factors of 82986 are 2, 3, 13831. Prime factorization of 82986 in exponential form is:

82986 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 82993

Prime factors of 82993 are 149, 557. Prime factorization of 82993 in exponential form is:

82993 = 149¹ × 557¹

Step-3: Factors of 82986

List of positive integer factors of 82986 that divides 82986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13831, 27662, 41493

Step-4: Factors of 82993

List of positive integer factors of 82993 that divides 82986 without a remainder.

1, 149, 557

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 82986 and 82993. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 82986 and 82993 is 1.

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