What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86948 and 86953?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86948 and 86953 is 1.

GCF(86948,86953) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86948 and 86953, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86948 and 86953.

How to find the GCF of 86948 and 86953?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86948 and 86953. After we will calculate the factors of 86948 and 86953 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86948

Prime factors of 86948 are 2, 21737. Prime factorization of 86948 in exponential form is:

86948 = 2² × 21737¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86953

Prime factors of 86953 are 89, 977. Prime factorization of 86953 in exponential form is:

86953 = 89¹ × 977¹

Step-3: Factors of 86948

List of positive integer factors of 86948 that divides 86948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 21737, 43474

Step-4: Factors of 86953

List of positive integer factors of 86953 that divides 86948 without a remainder.

1, 89, 977

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86948 and 86953. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86948 and 86953 is 1.

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