What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8751 and 8769?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8751 and 8769 is 3.

GCF(8751,8769) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8751 and 8769, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8751 and 8769.

How to find the GCF of 8751 and 8769?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8751 and 8769. After we will calculate the factors of 8751 and 8769 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8751

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

8751 = 3¹ × 2917¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8769

Prime factors of 8769 are 3, 37, 79. Prime factorization of 8769 in exponential form is:

8769 = 3¹ × 37¹ × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 8751

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

1, 3, 2917

Step-4: Factors of 8769

List of positive integer factors of 8769 that divides 8751 without a remainder.

1, 3, 37, 79, 111, 237, 2923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8751 and 8769. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8751 and 8769 is 3.

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