What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8604 and 8619?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8604 and 8619 is 3.

GCF(8604,8619) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8604 and 8619, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8604 and 8619.

How to find the GCF of 8604 and 8619?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8604 and 8619. After we will calculate the factors of 8604 and 8619 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8604

Prime factors of 8604 are 2, 3, 239. Prime factorization of 8604 in exponential form is:

8604 = 2² × 3² × 239¹

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 8604

List of positive integer factors of 8604 that divides 8604 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 239, 478, 717, 956, 1434, 2151, 2868, 4302

Step-4: Factors of 8619

List of positive integer factors of 8619 that divides 8604 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 8604 and 8619. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8604 and 8619 is 3.

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