What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8253 and 8271?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8253 and 8271 is 9.

GCF(8253,8271) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8253 and 8271, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8253 and 8271.

How to find the GCF of 8253 and 8271?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8253 and 8271. After we will calculate the factors of 8253 and 8271 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8253

Prime factors of 8253 are 3, 7, 131. Prime factorization of 8253 in exponential form is:

8253 = 3² × 7¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8271

Prime factors of 8271 are 3, 919. Prime factorization of 8271 in exponential form is:

8271 = 3² × 919¹

Step-3: Factors of 8253

List of positive integer factors of 8253 that divides 8253 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 131, 393, 917, 1179, 2751

Step-4: Factors of 8271

List of positive integer factors of 8271 that divides 8253 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 919, 2757

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8253 and 8271. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8253 and 8271 is 9.

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