What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8572 and 8579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8572 and 8579 is 1.

GCF(8572,8579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8572 and 8579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8572 and 8579.

How to find the GCF of 8572 and 8579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8572 and 8579. After we will calculate the factors of 8572 and 8579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8572

Prime factors of 8572 are 2, 2143. Prime factorization of 8572 in exponential form is:

8572 = 2² × 2143¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8579

Prime factors of 8579 are 23, 373. Prime factorization of 8579 in exponential form is:

8579 = 23¹ × 373¹

Step-3: Factors of 8572

List of positive integer factors of 8572 that divides 8572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2143, 4286

Step-4: Factors of 8579

List of positive integer factors of 8579 that divides 8572 without a remainder.

1, 23, 373

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8572 and 8579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8572 and 8579 is 1.

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