What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8321 and 8329?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8321 and 8329 is 1.

GCF(8321,8329) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8321 and 8329, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8321 and 8329.

How to find the GCF of 8321 and 8329?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8321 and 8329. After we will calculate the factors of 8321 and 8329 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8321

Prime factors of 8321 are 53, 157. Prime factorization of 8321 in exponential form is:

8321 = 53¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8329

Prime factors of 8329 are 8329. Prime factorization of 8329 in exponential form is:

8329 = 8329¹

Step-3: Factors of 8321

List of positive integer factors of 8321 that divides 8321 without a remainder.

1, 53, 157

Step-4: Factors of 8329

List of positive integer factors of 8329 that divides 8321 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8321 and 8329. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8321 and 8329 is 1.

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