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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8481 and 8487?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8481 and 8487 is 3.

GCF(8481,8487) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8481 and 8487, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8481 and 8487.

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How to find the GCF of 8481 and 8487?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8481 and 8487. After we will calculate the factors of 8481 and 8487 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8481

Prime factors of 8481 are 3, 11, 257. Prime factorization of 8481 in exponential form is:

8481 = 31 × 111 × 2571

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8487

Prime factors of 8487 are 3, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 8487 in exponential form is:

8487 = 32 × 231 × 411

Step-3: Factors of 8481

List of positive integer factors of 8481 that divides 8481 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 257, 771, 2827

Step-4: Factors of 8487

List of positive integer factors of 8487 that divides 8481 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 23, 41, 69, 123, 207, 369, 943, 2829

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8481 and 8487. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8481 and 8487 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8481 and 8487