What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8591 and 8601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8591 and 8601 is 1.

GCF(8591,8601) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8591 and 8601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8591 and 8601.

How to find the GCF of 8591 and 8601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8591 and 8601. After we will calculate the factors of 8591 and 8601 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8591

Prime factors of 8591 are 11, 71. Prime factorization of 8591 in exponential form is:

8591 = 11² × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8601

Prime factors of 8601 are 3, 47, 61. Prime factorization of 8601 in exponential form is:

8601 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 8591

List of positive integer factors of 8591 that divides 8591 without a remainder.

1, 11, 71, 121, 781

Step-4: Factors of 8601

List of positive integer factors of 8601 that divides 8591 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 61, 141, 183, 2867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8591 and 8601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8591 and 8601 is 1.

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