What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8541 and 8550?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8541 and 8550 is 9.

GCF(8541,8550) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8541 and 8550, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8541 and 8550.

How to find the GCF of 8541 and 8550?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8541 and 8550. After we will calculate the factors of 8541 and 8550 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8541

Prime factors of 8541 are 3, 13, 73. Prime factorization of 8541 in exponential form is:

8541 = 3² × 13¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8550

Prime factors of 8550 are 2, 3, 5, 19. Prime factorization of 8550 in exponential form is:

8550 = 2¹ × 3² × 5² × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 8541

List of positive integer factors of 8541 that divides 8541 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 13, 39, 73, 117, 219, 657, 949, 2847

Step-4: Factors of 8550

List of positive integer factors of 8550 that divides 8541 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 19, 25, 30, 38, 45, 50, 57, 75, 90, 95, 114, 150, 171, 190, 225, 285, 342, 450, 475, 570, 855, 950, 1425, 1710, 2850, 4275

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8541 and 8550. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8541 and 8550 is 9.

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