What is the Greatest Common Factor of 85968 and 85981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 85968 and 85981 is 1.

GCF(85968,85981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 85968 and 85981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 85968 and 85981.

How to find the GCF of 85968 and 85981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 85968 and 85981. After we will calculate the factors of 85968 and 85981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 85968

Prime factors of 85968 are 2, 3, 199. Prime factorization of 85968 in exponential form is:

85968 = 2⁴ × 3³ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 85981

Prime factors of 85981 are 7, 71, 173. Prime factorization of 85981 in exponential form is:

85981 = 7¹ × 71¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 85968

List of positive integer factors of 85968 that divides 85968 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 36, 48, 54, 72, 108, 144, 199, 216, 398, 432, 597, 796, 1194, 1592, 1791, 2388, 3184, 3582, 4776, 5373, 7164, 9552, 10746, 14328, 21492, 28656, 42984

Step-4: Factors of 85981

List of positive integer factors of 85981 that divides 85968 without a remainder.

1, 7, 71, 173, 497, 1211, 12283

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 85968 and 85981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 85968 and 85981 is 1.

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