What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8757 and 8766?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8757 and 8766 is 9.

GCF(8757,8766) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8757 and 8766, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8757 and 8766.

How to find the GCF of 8757 and 8766?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8757 and 8766. After we will calculate the factors of 8757 and 8766 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8757

Prime factors of 8757 are 3, 7, 139. Prime factorization of 8757 in exponential form is:

8757 = 3² × 7¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8766

Prime factors of 8766 are 2, 3, 487. Prime factorization of 8766 in exponential form is:

8766 = 2¹ × 3² × 487¹

Step-3: Factors of 8757

List of positive integer factors of 8757 that divides 8757 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 63, 139, 417, 973, 1251, 2919

Step-4: Factors of 8766

List of positive integer factors of 8766 that divides 8757 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 487, 974, 1461, 2922, 4383

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8757 and 8766. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8757 and 8766 is 9.

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