What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8231 and 8246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8231 and 8246 is 1.

GCF(8231,8246) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8231 and 8246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8231 and 8246.

How to find the GCF of 8231 and 8246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8231 and 8246. After we will calculate the factors of 8231 and 8246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8231

Prime factors of 8231 are 8231. Prime factorization of 8231 in exponential form is:

8231 = 8231¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8246

Prime factors of 8246 are 2, 7, 19, 31. Prime factorization of 8246 in exponential form is:

8246 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 8231

List of positive integer factors of 8231 that divides 8231 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8246

List of positive integer factors of 8246 that divides 8231 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 31, 38, 62, 133, 217, 266, 434, 589, 1178, 4123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8231 and 8246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8231 and 8246 is 1.

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