What is the Greatest Common Factor of 84979 and 84998?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84979 and 84998 is 1.

GCF(84979,84998) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 84979 and 84998, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 84979 and 84998.

How to find the GCF of 84979 and 84998?

We will first find the prime factorization of 84979 and 84998. After we will calculate the factors of 84979 and 84998 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 84979

Prime factors of 84979 are 84979. Prime factorization of 84979 in exponential form is:

84979 = 84979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 84998

Prime factors of 84998 are 2, 42499. Prime factorization of 84998 in exponential form is:

84998 = 2¹ × 42499¹

Step-3: Factors of 84979

List of positive integer factors of 84979 that divides 84979 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 84998

List of positive integer factors of 84998 that divides 84979 without a remainder.

1, 2, 42499

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 84979 and 84998. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84979 and 84998 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 84979 and 84998