What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8637 and 8641?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8637 and 8641 is 1.

GCF(8637,8641) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8637 and 8641, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8637 and 8641.

How to find the GCF of 8637 and 8641?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8637 and 8641. After we will calculate the factors of 8637 and 8641 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8637

Prime factors of 8637 are 3, 2879. Prime factorization of 8637 in exponential form is:

8637 = 3¹ × 2879¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8641

Prime factors of 8641 are 8641. Prime factorization of 8641 in exponential form is:

8641 = 8641¹

Step-3: Factors of 8637

List of positive integer factors of 8637 that divides 8637 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2879

Step-4: Factors of 8641

List of positive integer factors of 8641 that divides 8637 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8637 and 8641. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8637 and 8641 is 1.

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