What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8521 and 8531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8521 and 8531 is 1.

GCF(8521,8531) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8521 and 8531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8521 and 8531.

How to find the GCF of 8521 and 8531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8521 and 8531. After we will calculate the factors of 8521 and 8531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8521

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

8521 = 8521¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8531

Prime factors of 8531 are 19, 449. Prime factorization of 8531 in exponential form is:

8531 = 19¹ × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 8521

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

Step-4: Factors of 8531

List of positive integer factors of 8531 that divides 8521 without a remainder.

1, 19, 449

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8521 and 8531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8521 and 8531 is 1.

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