What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8639 and 8659?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8639 and 8659 is 1.

GCF(8639,8659) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8639 and 8659, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8639 and 8659.

How to find the GCF of 8639 and 8659?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8639 and 8659. After we will calculate the factors of 8639 and 8659 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8639

Prime factors of 8639 are 53, 163. Prime factorization of 8639 in exponential form is:

8639 = 53¹ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8659

Prime factors of 8659 are 7, 1237. Prime factorization of 8659 in exponential form is:

8659 = 7¹ × 1237¹

Step-3: Factors of 8639

List of positive integer factors of 8639 that divides 8639 without a remainder.

1, 53, 163

Step-4: Factors of 8659

List of positive integer factors of 8659 that divides 8639 without a remainder.

1, 7, 1237

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8639 and 8659. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8639 and 8659 is 1.

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