What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8838 and 8849?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8838 and 8849 is 1.

GCF(8838,8849) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8838 and 8849, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8838 and 8849.

How to find the GCF of 8838 and 8849?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8838 and 8849. After we will calculate the factors of 8838 and 8849 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 8849

Prime factors of 8849 are 8849. Prime factorization of 8849 in exponential form is:

8849 = 8849¹

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 8849

List of positive integer factors of 8849 that divides 8838 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8838 and 8849. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8838 and 8849 is 1.

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