What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8585 and 8597?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8585 and 8597 is 1.

GCF(8585,8597) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8585 and 8597, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8585 and 8597.

How to find the GCF of 8585 and 8597?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8585 and 8597. After we will calculate the factors of 8585 and 8597 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8585

Prime factors of 8585 are 5, 17, 101. Prime factorization of 8585 in exponential form is:

8585 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8597

Prime factors of 8597 are 8597. Prime factorization of 8597 in exponential form is:

8597 = 8597¹

Step-3: Factors of 8585

List of positive integer factors of 8585 that divides 8585 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 85, 101, 505, 1717

Step-4: Factors of 8597

List of positive integer factors of 8597 that divides 8585 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8585 and 8597. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8585 and 8597 is 1.

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