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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8673 and 8679?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8673 and 8679 is 3.

GCF(8673,8679) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8673 and 8679, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8673 and 8679.

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How to find the GCF of 8673 and 8679?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8673 and 8679. After we will calculate the factors of 8673 and 8679 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 8673

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8679

List of positive integer factors of 8679 that divides 8673 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8673 and 8679. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8673 and 8679 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8673 and 8679