What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8603 and 8609?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8603 and 8609 is 1.

GCF(8603,8609) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8603 and 8609, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8603 and 8609.

How to find the GCF of 8603 and 8609?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8603 and 8609. After we will calculate the factors of 8603 and 8609 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8603

Prime factors of 8603 are 7, 1229. Prime factorization of 8603 in exponential form is:

8603 = 7¹ × 1229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8609

Prime factors of 8609 are 8609. Prime factorization of 8609 in exponential form is:

8609 = 8609¹

Step-3: Factors of 8603

List of positive integer factors of 8603 that divides 8603 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1229

Step-4: Factors of 8609

List of positive integer factors of 8609 that divides 8603 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8603 and 8609. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8603 and 8609 is 1.

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