What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8497 and 8503?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8497 and 8503 is 1.

GCF(8497,8503) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8497 and 8503, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8497 and 8503.

How to find the GCF of 8497 and 8503?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8497 and 8503. After we will calculate the factors of 8497 and 8503 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8497

Prime factors of 8497 are 29, 293. Prime factorization of 8497 in exponential form is:

8497 = 29¹ × 293¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8503

Prime factors of 8503 are 11, 773. Prime factorization of 8503 in exponential form is:

8503 = 11¹ × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 8497

List of positive integer factors of 8497 that divides 8497 without a remainder.

1, 29, 293

Step-4: Factors of 8503

List of positive integer factors of 8503 that divides 8497 without a remainder.

1, 11, 773

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8497 and 8503. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8497 and 8503 is 1.

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