What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8646 and 8657?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8646 and 8657 is 11.

GCF(8646,8657) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8646 and 8657, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8646 and 8657.

How to find the GCF of 8646 and 8657?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8646 and 8657. After we will calculate the factors of 8646 and 8657 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8646

Prime factors of 8646 are 2, 3, 11, 131. Prime factorization of 8646 in exponential form is:

8646 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8657

Prime factors of 8657 are 11, 787. Prime factorization of 8657 in exponential form is:

8657 = 11¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 8646

List of positive integer factors of 8646 that divides 8646 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33, 66, 131, 262, 393, 786, 1441, 2882, 4323

Step-4: Factors of 8657

List of positive integer factors of 8657 that divides 8646 without a remainder.

1, 11, 787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8646 and 8657. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8646 and 8657 is 11.

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