What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8601 and 8619?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8601 and 8619 is 3.

GCF(8601,8619) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8601 and 8619, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8601 and 8619.

How to find the GCF of 8601 and 8619?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8601 and 8619. After we will calculate the factors of 8601 and 8619 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 8619

Prime factors of 8619 are 3, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 8619 in exponential form is:

8619 = 3¹ × 13² × 17¹

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 8619

List of positive integer factors of 8619 that divides 8601 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 17, 39, 51, 169, 221, 507, 663, 2873

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8601 and 8619. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8601 and 8619 is 3.

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