What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8574 and 8587?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8574 and 8587 is 1.

GCF(8574,8587) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8574 and 8587, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8574 and 8587.

How to find the GCF of 8574 and 8587?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8574 and 8587. After we will calculate the factors of 8574 and 8587 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8574

Prime factors of 8574 are 2, 3, 1429. Prime factorization of 8574 in exponential form is:

8574 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1429¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8587

Prime factors of 8587 are 31, 277. Prime factorization of 8587 in exponential form is:

8587 = 31¹ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 8574

List of positive integer factors of 8574 that divides 8574 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1429, 2858, 4287

Step-4: Factors of 8587

List of positive integer factors of 8587 that divides 8574 without a remainder.

1, 31, 277

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8574 and 8587. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8574 and 8587 is 1.

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