What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8627 and 8642?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8627 and 8642 is 1.

GCF(8627,8642) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8627 and 8642, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8627 and 8642.

How to find the GCF of 8627 and 8642?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8627 and 8642. After we will calculate the factors of 8627 and 8642 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8627

Prime factors of 8627 are 8627. Prime factorization of 8627 in exponential form is:

8627 = 8627¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8642

Prime factors of 8642 are 2, 29, 149. Prime factorization of 8642 in exponential form is:

8642 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 8627

List of positive integer factors of 8627 that divides 8627 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8642

List of positive integer factors of 8642 that divides 8627 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 149, 298, 4321

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8627 and 8642. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8627 and 8642 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8627 and 8642