What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8271 and 8278?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8271 and 8278 is 1.

GCF(8271,8278) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8271 and 8278, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8271 and 8278.

How to find the GCF of 8271 and 8278?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8271 and 8278. After we will calculate the factors of 8271 and 8278 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8271

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

8271 = 3² × 919¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8278

Prime factors of 8278 are 2, 4139. Prime factorization of 8278 in exponential form is:

8278 = 2¹ × 4139¹

Step-3: Factors of 8271

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

1, 3, 9, 919, 2757

Step-4: Factors of 8278

List of positive integer factors of 8278 that divides 8271 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4139

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8271 and 8278. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8271 and 8278 is 1.

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