What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8838 and 8843?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8838 and 8843 is 1.

GCF(8838,8843) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8838 and 8843, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8838 and 8843.

How to find the GCF of 8838 and 8843?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8838 and 8843. After we will calculate the factors of 8838 and 8843 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8838

Prime factors of 8838 are 2, 3, 491. Prime factorization of 8838 in exponential form is:

8838 = 2¹ × 3² × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8843

Prime factors of 8843 are 37, 239. Prime factorization of 8843 in exponential form is:

8843 = 37¹ × 239¹

Step-3: Factors of 8838

List of positive integer factors of 8838 that divides 8838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 491, 982, 1473, 2946, 4419

Step-4: Factors of 8843

List of positive integer factors of 8843 that divides 8838 without a remainder.

1, 37, 239

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8838 and 8843. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8838 and 8843 is 1.

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