What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8722 and 8727?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8722 and 8727 is 1.

GCF(8722,8727) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8722 and 8727, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8722 and 8727.

How to find the GCF of 8722 and 8727?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8722 and 8727. After we will calculate the factors of 8722 and 8727 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8722

Prime factors of 8722 are 2, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 8722 in exponential form is:

8722 = 2¹ × 7² × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8727

Prime factors of 8727 are 3, 2909. Prime factorization of 8727 in exponential form is:

8727 = 3¹ × 2909¹

Step-3: Factors of 8722

List of positive integer factors of 8722 that divides 8722 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 89, 98, 178, 623, 1246, 4361

Step-4: Factors of 8727

List of positive integer factors of 8727 that divides 8722 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8722 and 8727. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8722 and 8727 is 1.

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