What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8733 and 8751?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8733 and 8751 is 3.

GCF(8733,8751) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8733 and 8751, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8733 and 8751.

How to find the GCF of 8733 and 8751?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8733 and 8751. After we will calculate the factors of 8733 and 8751 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8733

Prime factors of 8733 are 3, 41, 71. Prime factorization of 8733 in exponential form is:

8733 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8751

Prime factors of 8751 are 3, 2917. Prime factorization of 8751 in exponential form is:

8751 = 3¹ × 2917¹

Step-3: Factors of 8733

List of positive integer factors of 8733 that divides 8733 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 71, 123, 213, 2911

Step-4: Factors of 8751

List of positive integer factors of 8751 that divides 8733 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2917

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8733 and 8751. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8733 and 8751 is 3.

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