What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8593 and 8602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8593 and 8602 is 1.

GCF(8593,8602) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8593 and 8602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8593 and 8602.

How to find the GCF of 8593 and 8602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8593 and 8602. After we will calculate the factors of 8593 and 8602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8593

Prime factors of 8593 are 13, 661. Prime factorization of 8593 in exponential form is:

8593 = 13¹ × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8602

Prime factors of 8602 are 2, 11, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 8602 in exponential form is:

8602 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 8593

List of positive integer factors of 8593 that divides 8593 without a remainder.

1, 13, 661

Step-4: Factors of 8602

List of positive integer factors of 8602 that divides 8593 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 17, 22, 23, 34, 46, 187, 253, 374, 391, 506, 782, 4301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8593 and 8602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8593 and 8602 is 1.

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