What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83673 and 83679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83673 and 83679 is 3.

GCF(83673,83679) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83673 and 83679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83673 and 83679.

How to find the GCF of 83673 and 83679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83673 and 83679. After we will calculate the factors of 83673 and 83679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83673

Prime factors of 83673 are 3, 1033. Prime factorization of 83673 in exponential form is:

83673 = 3⁴ × 1033¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83679

Prime factors of 83679 are 3, 27893. Prime factorization of 83679 in exponential form is:

83679 = 3¹ × 27893¹

Step-3: Factors of 83673

List of positive integer factors of 83673 that divides 83673 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 1033, 3099, 9297, 27891

Step-4: Factors of 83679

List of positive integer factors of 83679 that divides 83673 without a remainder.

1, 3, 27893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83673 and 83679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83673 and 83679 is 3.

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