What is the Greatest Common Factor of 86983 and 86990?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 86983 and 86990 is 1.

GCF(86983,86990) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 86983 and 86990, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 86983 and 86990.

How to find the GCF of 86983 and 86990?

We will first find the prime factorization of 86983 and 86990. After we will calculate the factors of 86983 and 86990 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 86983

Prime factors of 86983 are 13, 6691. Prime factorization of 86983 in exponential form is:

86983 = 13¹ × 6691¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 86990

Prime factors of 86990 are 2, 5, 8699. Prime factorization of 86990 in exponential form is:

86990 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 8699¹

Step-3: Factors of 86983

List of positive integer factors of 86983 that divides 86983 without a remainder.

1, 13, 6691

Step-4: Factors of 86990

List of positive integer factors of 86990 that divides 86983 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 8699, 17398, 43495

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 86983 and 86990. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 86983 and 86990 is 1.

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