What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8616 and 8631?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8616 and 8631 is 3.

GCF(8616,8631) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8616 and 8631, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8616 and 8631.

How to find the GCF of 8616 and 8631?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8616 and 8631. After we will calculate the factors of 8616 and 8631 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8616

Prime factors of 8616 are 2, 3, 359. Prime factorization of 8616 in exponential form is:

8616 = 2³ × 3¹ × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8631

Prime factors of 8631 are 3, 7, 137. Prime factorization of 8631 in exponential form is:

8631 = 3² × 7¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 8616

List of positive integer factors of 8616 that divides 8616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 359, 718, 1077, 1436, 2154, 2872, 4308

Step-4: Factors of 8631

List of positive integer factors of 8631 that divides 8616 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 137, 411, 959, 1233, 2877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8616 and 8631. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8616 and 8631 is 3.

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