What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8631 and 8643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8631 and 8643 is 3.

GCF(8631,8643) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8631 and 8643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8631 and 8643.

How to find the GCF of 8631 and 8643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8631 and 8643. After we will calculate the factors of 8631 and 8643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8643

Prime factors of 8643 are 3, 43, 67. Prime factorization of 8643 in exponential form is:

8643 = 3¹ × 43¹ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 8631

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8643

List of positive integer factors of 8643 that divides 8631 without a remainder.

1, 3, 43, 67, 129, 201, 2881

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8631 and 8643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8631 and 8643 is 3.

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