What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86972 and 86981?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86972 and 86981 is 1.

GCF(86972,86981) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86972 and 86981, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86972 and 86981.

How to find the GCF of 86972 and 86981?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86972 and 86981. After we will calculate the factors of 86972 and 86981 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86972

Prime factors of 86972 are 2, 17, 1279. Prime factorization of 86972 in exponential form is:

86972 = 2² × 17¹ × 1279¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86981

Prime factors of 86981 are 86981. Prime factorization of 86981 in exponential form is:

86981 = 86981¹

Step-3: Factors of 86972

List of positive integer factors of 86972 that divides 86972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 1279, 2558, 5116, 21743, 43486

Step-4: Factors of 86981

List of positive integer factors of 86981 that divides 86972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86972 and 86981. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86972 and 86981 is 1.

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