What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8401 and 8405?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8401 and 8405 is 1.

GCF(8401,8405) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8401 and 8405, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8401 and 8405.

How to find the GCF of 8401 and 8405?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8401 and 8405. After we will calculate the factors of 8401 and 8405 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8401

Prime factors of 8401 are 31, 271. Prime factorization of 8401 in exponential form is:

8401 = 31¹ × 271¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8405

Prime factors of 8405 are 5, 41. Prime factorization of 8405 in exponential form is:

8405 = 5¹ × 41²

Step-3: Factors of 8401

List of positive integer factors of 8401 that divides 8401 without a remainder.

1, 31, 271

Step-4: Factors of 8405

List of positive integer factors of 8405 that divides 8401 without a remainder.

1, 5, 41, 205, 1681

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8401 and 8405. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8401 and 8405 is 1.

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