What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8427 and 8444?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8427 and 8444 is 1.

GCF(8427,8444) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8427 and 8444, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8427 and 8444.

How to find the GCF of 8427 and 8444?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8427 and 8444. After we will calculate the factors of 8427 and 8444 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8427

Prime factors of 8427 are 3, 53. Prime factorization of 8427 in exponential form is:

8427 = 3¹ × 53²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8444

Prime factors of 8444 are 2, 2111. Prime factorization of 8444 in exponential form is:

8444 = 2² × 2111¹

Step-3: Factors of 8427

List of positive integer factors of 8427 that divides 8427 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 2809

Step-4: Factors of 8444

List of positive integer factors of 8444 that divides 8427 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2111, 4222

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8427 and 8444. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8427 and 8444 is 1.

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