What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8271 and 8279?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8271 and 8279 is 1.

GCF(8271,8279) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8271 and 8279, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8271 and 8279.

How to find the GCF of 8271 and 8279?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8271 and 8279. After we will calculate the factors of 8271 and 8279 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 8279

Prime factors of 8279 are 17, 487. Prime factorization of 8279 in exponential form is:

8279 = 17¹ × 487¹

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 8279

List of positive integer factors of 8279 that divides 8271 without a remainder.

1, 17, 487

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8271 and 8279. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8271 and 8279 is 1.

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