What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8759 and 8768?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8759 and 8768 is 1.

GCF(8759,8768) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8759 and 8768, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8759 and 8768.

How to find the GCF of 8759 and 8768?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8759 and 8768. After we will calculate the factors of 8759 and 8768 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8759

Prime factors of 8759 are 19, 461. Prime factorization of 8759 in exponential form is:

8759 = 19¹ × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8768

Prime factors of 8768 are 2, 137. Prime factorization of 8768 in exponential form is:

8768 = 2⁶ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 8759

List of positive integer factors of 8759 that divides 8759 without a remainder.

1, 19, 461

Step-4: Factors of 8768

List of positive integer factors of 8768 that divides 8759 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 137, 274, 548, 1096, 2192, 4384

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8759 and 8768. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8759 and 8768 is 1.

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