What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8597 and 8601?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8597 and 8601 is 1.

GCF(8597,8601) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8597 and 8601, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8597 and 8601.

How to find the GCF of 8597 and 8601?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8597 and 8601. After we will calculate the factors of 8597 and 8601 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8597

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

8597 = 8597¹

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 8597

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

Step-4: Factors of 8601

List of positive integer factors of 8601 that divides 8597 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8597 and 8601. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8597 and 8601 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8597 and 8601