What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8609 and 8621?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8609 and 8621 is 1.

GCF(8609,8621) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8609 and 8621, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8609 and 8621.

How to find the GCF of 8609 and 8621?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8609 and 8621. After we will calculate the factors of 8609 and 8621 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8609

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

8609 = 8609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8621

Prime factors of 8621 are 37, 233. Prime factorization of 8621 in exponential form is:

8621 = 37¹ × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 8609

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

Step-4: Factors of 8621

List of positive integer factors of 8621 that divides 8609 without a remainder.

1, 37, 233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8609 and 8621. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8609 and 8621 is 1.

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