What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8697 and 8706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8697 and 8706 is 3.

GCF(8697,8706) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8697 and 8706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8697 and 8706.

How to find the GCF of 8697 and 8706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8697 and 8706. After we will calculate the factors of 8697 and 8706 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 8706

Prime factors of 8706 are 2, 3, 1451. Prime factorization of 8706 in exponential form is:

8706 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1451¹

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 8706

List of positive integer factors of 8706 that divides 8697 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1451, 2902, 4353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8697 and 8706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8697 and 8706 is 3.

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