What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8487 and 8506?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8487 and 8506 is 1.

GCF(8487,8506) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8487 and 8506, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8487 and 8506.

How to find the GCF of 8487 and 8506?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8487 and 8506. After we will calculate the factors of 8487 and 8506 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8506

Prime factors of 8506 are 2, 4253. Prime factorization of 8506 in exponential form is:

8506 = 2¹ × 4253¹

Step-3: Factors of 8487

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8506

List of positive integer factors of 8506 that divides 8487 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8487 and 8506. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8487 and 8506 is 1.

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