What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8523 and 8543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8523 and 8543 is 1.

GCF(8523,8543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8523 and 8543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8523 and 8543.

How to find the GCF of 8523 and 8543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8523 and 8543. After we will calculate the factors of 8523 and 8543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8523

Prime factors of 8523 are 3, 947. Prime factorization of 8523 in exponential form is:

8523 = 3² × 947¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8543

Prime factors of 8543 are 8543. Prime factorization of 8543 in exponential form is:

8543 = 8543¹

Step-3: Factors of 8523

List of positive integer factors of 8523 that divides 8523 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 947, 2841

Step-4: Factors of 8543

List of positive integer factors of 8543 that divides 8523 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8523 and 8543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8523 and 8543 is 1.

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