What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8618 and 8629?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8618 and 8629 is 1.

GCF(8618,8629) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8618 and 8629, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8618 and 8629.

How to find the GCF of 8618 and 8629?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8618 and 8629. After we will calculate the factors of 8618 and 8629 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8618

Prime factors of 8618 are 2, 31, 139. Prime factorization of 8618 in exponential form is:

8618 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8629

Prime factors of 8629 are 8629. Prime factorization of 8629 in exponential form is:

8629 = 8629¹

Step-3: Factors of 8618

List of positive integer factors of 8618 that divides 8618 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 139, 278, 4309

Step-4: Factors of 8629

List of positive integer factors of 8629 that divides 8618 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8618 and 8629. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8618 and 8629 is 1.

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