What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8697 and 8703?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8697 and 8703 is 3.

GCF(8697,8703) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8697 and 8703, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8697 and 8703.

How to find the GCF of 8697 and 8703?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8697 and 8703. After we will calculate the factors of 8697 and 8703 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8697

Prime factors of 8697 are 3, 13, 223. Prime factorization of 8697 in exponential form is:

8697 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8703

Prime factors of 8703 are 3, 967. Prime factorization of 8703 in exponential form is:

8703 = 3² × 967¹

Step-3: Factors of 8697

List of positive integer factors of 8697 that divides 8697 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 223, 669, 2899

Step-4: Factors of 8703

List of positive integer factors of 8703 that divides 8697 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 967, 2901

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8697 and 8703. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8697 and 8703 is 3.

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