What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84943 and 84962?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84943 and 84962 is 1.

GCF(84943,84962) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84943 and 84962, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84943 and 84962.

How to find the GCF of 84943 and 84962?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84943 and 84962. After we will calculate the factors of 84943 and 84962 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84943

Prime factors of 84943 are 173, 491. Prime factorization of 84943 in exponential form is:

84943 = 173¹ × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84962

Prime factors of 84962 are 2, 23, 1847. Prime factorization of 84962 in exponential form is:

84962 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1847¹

Step-3: Factors of 84943

List of positive integer factors of 84943 that divides 84943 without a remainder.

1, 173, 491

Step-4: Factors of 84962

List of positive integer factors of 84962 that divides 84943 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 1847, 3694, 42481

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84943 and 84962. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84943 and 84962 is 1.

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