What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8661 and 8667?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8661 and 8667 is 3.

GCF(8661,8667) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8661 and 8667, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8661 and 8667.

How to find the GCF of 8661 and 8667?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8661 and 8667. After we will calculate the factors of 8661 and 8667 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 8667

Prime factors of 8667 are 3, 107. Prime factorization of 8667 in exponential form is:

8667 = 3⁴ × 107¹

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 8667

List of positive integer factors of 8667 that divides 8661 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 107, 321, 963, 2889

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8661 and 8667. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8661 and 8667 is 3.

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