What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8642 and 8647?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8642 and 8647 is 1.

GCF(8642,8647) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8642 and 8647, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8642 and 8647.

How to find the GCF of 8642 and 8647?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8642 and 8647. After we will calculate the factors of 8642 and 8647 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8647

Prime factors of 8647 are 8647. Prime factorization of 8647 in exponential form is:

8647 = 8647¹

Step-3: Factors of 8642

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8647

List of positive integer factors of 8647 that divides 8642 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8642 and 8647. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8642 and 8647 is 1.

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