What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8837 and 8842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8837 and 8842 is 1.

GCF(8837,8842) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8837 and 8842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8837 and 8842.

How to find the GCF of 8837 and 8842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8837 and 8842. After we will calculate the factors of 8837 and 8842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8837

Prime factors of 8837 are 8837. Prime factorization of 8837 in exponential form is:

8837 = 8837¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8842

Prime factors of 8842 are 2, 4421. Prime factorization of 8842 in exponential form is:

8842 = 2¹ × 4421¹

Step-3: Factors of 8837

List of positive integer factors of 8837 that divides 8837 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8842

List of positive integer factors of 8842 that divides 8837 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8837 and 8842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8837 and 8842 is 1.

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