What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8491 and 8511?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8491 and 8511 is 1.

GCF(8491,8511) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8491 and 8511, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8491 and 8511.

How to find the GCF of 8491 and 8511?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8491 and 8511. After we will calculate the factors of 8491 and 8511 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8491

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

8491 = 7¹ × 1213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8511

Prime factors of 8511 are 3, 2837. Prime factorization of 8511 in exponential form is:

8511 = 3¹ × 2837¹

Step-3: Factors of 8491

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

1, 7, 1213

Step-4: Factors of 8511

List of positive integer factors of 8511 that divides 8491 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2837

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8491 and 8511. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8491 and 8511 is 1.

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