What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8729 and 8747?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8729 and 8747 is 1.

GCF(8729,8747) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8729 and 8747, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8729 and 8747.

How to find the GCF of 8729 and 8747?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8729 and 8747. After we will calculate the factors of 8729 and 8747 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8729

Prime factors of 8729 are 7, 29, 43. Prime factorization of 8729 in exponential form is:

8729 = 7¹ × 29¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8747

Prime factors of 8747 are 8747. Prime factorization of 8747 in exponential form is:

8747 = 8747¹

Step-3: Factors of 8729

List of positive integer factors of 8729 that divides 8729 without a remainder.

1, 7, 29, 43, 203, 301, 1247

Step-4: Factors of 8747

List of positive integer factors of 8747 that divides 8729 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8729 and 8747. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8729 and 8747 is 1.

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