What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8667 and 8679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8667 and 8679 is 3.

GCF(8667,8679) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8667 and 8679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8667 and 8679.

How to find the GCF of 8667 and 8679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8667 and 8679. After we will calculate the factors of 8667 and 8679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8667

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

8667 = 3⁴ × 107¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8679

Prime factors of 8679 are 3, 11, 263. Prime factorization of 8679 in exponential form is:

8679 = 3¹ × 11¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 8667

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8679

List of positive integer factors of 8679 that divides 8667 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 263, 789, 2893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8667 and 8679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8667 and 8679 is 3.

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