What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8477 and 8491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8477 and 8491 is 7.

GCF(8477,8491) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8477 and 8491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8477 and 8491.

How to find the GCF of 8477 and 8491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8477 and 8491. After we will calculate the factors of 8477 and 8491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8477

Prime factors of 8477 are 7, 173. Prime factorization of 8477 in exponential form is:

8477 = 7² × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8491

Prime factors of 8491 are 7, 1213. Prime factorization of 8491 in exponential form is:

8491 = 7¹ × 1213¹

Step-3: Factors of 8477

List of positive integer factors of 8477 that divides 8477 without a remainder.

1, 7, 49, 173, 1211

Step-4: Factors of 8491

List of positive integer factors of 8491 that divides 8477 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8477 and 8491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8477 and 8491 is 7.

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