What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8761 and 8772?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8761 and 8772 is 1.

GCF(8761,8772) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8761 and 8772, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8761 and 8772.

How to find the GCF of 8761 and 8772?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8761 and 8772. After we will calculate the factors of 8761 and 8772 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8761

Prime factors of 8761 are 8761. Prime factorization of 8761 in exponential form is:

8761 = 8761¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8772

Prime factors of 8772 are 2, 3, 17, 43. Prime factorization of 8772 in exponential form is:

8772 = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 8761

List of positive integer factors of 8761 that divides 8761 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8772

List of positive integer factors of 8772 that divides 8761 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 43, 51, 68, 86, 102, 129, 172, 204, 258, 516, 731, 1462, 2193, 2924, 4386

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8761 and 8772. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8761 and 8772 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8761 and 8772