What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8732 and 8737?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8732 and 8737 is 1.

GCF(8732,8737) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8732 and 8737, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8732 and 8737.

How to find the GCF of 8732 and 8737?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8732 and 8737. After we will calculate the factors of 8732 and 8737 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8732

Prime factors of 8732 are 2, 37, 59. Prime factorization of 8732 in exponential form is:

8732 = 2² × 37¹ × 59¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8737

Prime factors of 8737 are 8737. Prime factorization of 8737 in exponential form is:

8737 = 8737¹

Step-3: Factors of 8732

List of positive integer factors of 8732 that divides 8732 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 59, 74, 118, 148, 236, 2183, 4366

Step-4: Factors of 8737

List of positive integer factors of 8737 that divides 8732 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8732 and 8737. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8732 and 8737 is 1.

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