What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8479 and 8491?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8479 and 8491 is 1.

GCF(8479,8491) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8479 and 8491, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8479 and 8491.

How to find the GCF of 8479 and 8491?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8479 and 8491. After we will calculate the factors of 8479 and 8491 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8479

Prime factors of 8479 are 61, 139. Prime factorization of 8479 in exponential form is:

8479 = 61¹ × 139¹

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 8479

List of positive integer factors of 8479 that divides 8479 without a remainder.

1, 61, 139

Step-4: Factors of 8491

List of positive integer factors of 8491 that divides 8479 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8479 and 8491. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8479 and 8491 is 1.

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