What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8444 and 8459?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8444 and 8459 is 1.

GCF(8444,8459) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8444 and 8459, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8444 and 8459.

How to find the GCF of 8444 and 8459?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8444 and 8459. After we will calculate the factors of 8444 and 8459 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8444

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

8444 = 2² × 2111¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8459

Prime factors of 8459 are 11, 769. Prime factorization of 8459 in exponential form is:

8459 = 11¹ × 769¹

Step-3: Factors of 8444

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

1, 2, 4, 2111, 4222

Step-4: Factors of 8459

List of positive integer factors of 8459 that divides 8444 without a remainder.

1, 11, 769

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8444 and 8459. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8444 and 8459 is 1.

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