What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8608 and 8623?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8608 and 8623 is 1.

GCF(8608,8623) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8608 and 8623, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8608 and 8623.

How to find the GCF of 8608 and 8623?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8608 and 8623. After we will calculate the factors of 8608 and 8623 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8608

Prime factors of 8608 are 2, 269. Prime factorization of 8608 in exponential form is:

8608 = 2⁵ × 269¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8623

Prime factors of 8623 are 8623. Prime factorization of 8623 in exponential form is:

8623 = 8623¹

Step-3: Factors of 8608

List of positive integer factors of 8608 that divides 8608 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 269, 538, 1076, 2152, 4304

Step-4: Factors of 8623

List of positive integer factors of 8623 that divides 8608 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8608 and 8623. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8608 and 8623 is 1.

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