What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8431 and 8446?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8431 and 8446 is 1.

GCF(8431,8446) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8431 and 8446, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8431 and 8446.

How to find the GCF of 8431 and 8446?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8431 and 8446. After we will calculate the factors of 8431 and 8446 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8431

Prime factors of 8431 are 8431. Prime factorization of 8431 in exponential form is:

8431 = 8431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8446

Prime factors of 8446 are 2, 41, 103. Prime factorization of 8446 in exponential form is:

8446 = 2¹ × 41¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 8431

List of positive integer factors of 8431 that divides 8431 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8446

List of positive integer factors of 8446 that divides 8431 without a remainder.

1, 2, 41, 82, 103, 206, 4223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8431 and 8446. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8431 and 8446 is 1.

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