What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8516 and 8521?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8516 and 8521 is 1.

GCF(8516,8521) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8516 and 8521, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8516 and 8521.

How to find the GCF of 8516 and 8521?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8516 and 8521. After we will calculate the factors of 8516 and 8521 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8516

Prime factors of 8516 are 2, 2129. Prime factorization of 8516 in exponential form is:

8516 = 2² × 2129¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8521

Prime factors of 8521 are 8521. Prime factorization of 8521 in exponential form is:

8521 = 8521¹

Step-3: Factors of 8516

List of positive integer factors of 8516 that divides 8516 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2129, 4258

Step-4: Factors of 8521

List of positive integer factors of 8521 that divides 8516 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8516 and 8521. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8516 and 8521 is 1.

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