What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8636 and 8643?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8636 and 8643 is 1.

GCF(8636,8643) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8636 and 8643, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8636 and 8643.

How to find the GCF of 8636 and 8643?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8636 and 8643. After we will calculate the factors of 8636 and 8643 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8636

Prime factors of 8636 are 2, 17, 127. Prime factorization of 8636 in exponential form is:

8636 = 2² × 17¹ × 127¹

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 8636

List of positive integer factors of 8636 that divides 8636 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 68, 127, 254, 508, 2159, 4318

Step-4: Factors of 8643

List of positive integer factors of 8643 that divides 8636 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8636 and 8643. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8636 and 8643 is 1.

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