What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86946 and 86963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86946 and 86963 is 1.

GCF(86946,86963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86946 and 86963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86946 and 86963.

How to find the GCF of 86946 and 86963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86946 and 86963. After we will calculate the factors of 86946 and 86963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86946

Prime factors of 86946 are 2, 3, 43, 337. Prime factorization of 86946 in exponential form is:

86946 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86963

Prime factors of 86963 are 19, 23, 199. Prime factorization of 86963 in exponential form is:

86963 = 19¹ × 23¹ × 199¹

Step-3: Factors of 86946

List of positive integer factors of 86946 that divides 86946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129, 258, 337, 674, 1011, 2022, 14491, 28982, 43473

Step-4: Factors of 86963

List of positive integer factors of 86963 that divides 86946 without a remainder.

1, 19, 23, 199, 437, 3781, 4577

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86946 and 86963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86946 and 86963 is 1.

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