What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8799 and 8805?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8799 and 8805 is 3.

GCF(8799,8805) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8799 and 8805, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8799 and 8805.

How to find the GCF of 8799 and 8805?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8799 and 8805. After we will calculate the factors of 8799 and 8805 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8799

Prime factors of 8799 are 3, 7, 419. Prime factorization of 8799 in exponential form is:

8799 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8805

Prime factors of 8805 are 3, 5, 587. Prime factorization of 8805 in exponential form is:

8805 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 8799

List of positive integer factors of 8799 that divides 8799 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 419, 1257, 2933

Step-4: Factors of 8805

List of positive integer factors of 8805 that divides 8799 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 587, 1761, 2935

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8799 and 8805. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8799 and 8805 is 3.

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