What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8661 and 8666?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8661 and 8666 is 1.

GCF(8661,8666) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8661 and 8666, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8661 and 8666.

How to find the GCF of 8661 and 8666?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8661 and 8666. After we will calculate the factors of 8661 and 8666 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8661

Prime factors of 8661 are 3, 2887. Prime factorization of 8661 in exponential form is:

8661 = 3¹ × 2887¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8666

Prime factors of 8666 are 2, 7, 619. Prime factorization of 8666 in exponential form is:

8666 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 619¹

Step-3: Factors of 8661

List of positive integer factors of 8661 that divides 8661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2887

Step-4: Factors of 8666

List of positive integer factors of 8666 that divides 8661 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 619, 1238, 4333

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8661 and 8666. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8661 and 8666 is 1.

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