What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8662 and 8673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8662 and 8673 is 1.

GCF(8662,8673) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8662 and 8673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8662 and 8673.

How to find the GCF of 8662 and 8673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8662 and 8673. After we will calculate the factors of 8662 and 8673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8673

Prime factors of 8673 are 3, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 8673 in exponential form is:

8673 = 3¹ × 7² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 8662

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8673

List of positive integer factors of 8673 that divides 8662 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 59, 147, 177, 413, 1239, 2891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8662 and 8673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8662 and 8673 is 1.

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