What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8601 and 8610?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8601 and 8610 is 3.

GCF(8601,8610) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8601 and 8610, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8601 and 8610.

How to find the GCF of 8601 and 8610?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8601 and 8610. After we will calculate the factors of 8601 and 8610 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8610

Prime factors of 8610 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 41. Prime factorization of 8610 in exponential form is:

8610 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 41¹

Step-3: Factors of 8601

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8610

List of positive integer factors of 8610 that divides 8601 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 21, 30, 35, 41, 42, 70, 82, 105, 123, 205, 210, 246, 287, 410, 574, 615, 861, 1230, 1435, 1722, 2870, 4305

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8601 and 8610. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8601 and 8610 is 3.

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