What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8655 and 8662?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8655 and 8662 is 1.

GCF(8655,8662) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8655 and 8662, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8655 and 8662.

How to find the GCF of 8655 and 8662?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8655 and 8662. After we will calculate the factors of 8655 and 8662 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8655

Prime factors of 8655 are 3, 5, 577. Prime factorization of 8655 in exponential form is:

8655 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 577¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8662

Prime factors of 8662 are 2, 61, 71. Prime factorization of 8662 in exponential form is:

8662 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 8655

List of positive integer factors of 8655 that divides 8655 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 577, 1731, 2885

Step-4: Factors of 8662

List of positive integer factors of 8662 that divides 8655 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 71, 122, 142, 4331

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8655 and 8662. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8655 and 8662 is 1.

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