What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8590 and 8600?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8590 and 8600 is 10.

GCF(8590,8600) = 10

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8590 and 8600, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8590 and 8600.

How to find the GCF of 8590 and 8600?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8590 and 8600. After we will calculate the factors of 8590 and 8600 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8590

Prime factors of 8590 are 2, 5, 859. Prime factorization of 8590 in exponential form is:

8590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8600

Prime factors of 8600 are 2, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 8600 in exponential form is:

8600 = 2³ × 5² × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 8590

List of positive integer factors of 8590 that divides 8590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 859, 1718, 4295

Step-4: Factors of 8600

List of positive integer factors of 8600 that divides 8590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 43, 50, 86, 100, 172, 200, 215, 344, 430, 860, 1075, 1720, 2150, 4300

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8590 and 8600. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8590 and 8600 is 10.

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