What is the Greatest Common Factor of 83938 and 83957?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 83938 and 83957 is 1.

GCF(83938,83957) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 83938 and 83957, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 83938 and 83957.

How to find the GCF of 83938 and 83957?

We will first find the prime factorization of 83938 and 83957. After we will calculate the factors of 83938 and 83957 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 83938

Prime factors of 83938 are 2, 41969. Prime factorization of 83938 in exponential form is:

83938 = 2¹ × 41969¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 83957

Prime factors of 83957 are 59, 1423. Prime factorization of 83957 in exponential form is:

83957 = 59¹ × 1423¹

Step-3: Factors of 83938

List of positive integer factors of 83938 that divides 83938 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41969

Step-4: Factors of 83957

List of positive integer factors of 83957 that divides 83938 without a remainder.

1, 59, 1423

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 83938 and 83957. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 83938 and 83957 is 1.

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