What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8802 and 8817?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8802 and 8817 is 3.

GCF(8802,8817) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8802 and 8817, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8802 and 8817.

How to find the GCF of 8802 and 8817?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8802 and 8817. After we will calculate the factors of 8802 and 8817 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8802

Prime factors of 8802 are 2, 3, 163. Prime factorization of 8802 in exponential form is:

8802 = 2¹ × 3³ × 163¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8817

Prime factors of 8817 are 3, 2939. Prime factorization of 8817 in exponential form is:

8817 = 3¹ × 2939¹

Step-3: Factors of 8802

List of positive integer factors of 8802 that divides 8802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 163, 326, 489, 978, 1467, 2934, 4401

Step-4: Factors of 8817

List of positive integer factors of 8817 that divides 8802 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2939

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8802 and 8817. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8802 and 8817 is 3.

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