What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8841 and 8859?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8841 and 8859 is 3.

GCF(8841,8859) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8841 and 8859, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8841 and 8859.

How to find the GCF of 8841 and 8859?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8841 and 8859. After we will calculate the factors of 8841 and 8859 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8841

Prime factors of 8841 are 3, 7, 421. Prime factorization of 8841 in exponential form is:

8841 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8859

Prime factors of 8859 are 3, 2953. Prime factorization of 8859 in exponential form is:

8859 = 3¹ × 2953¹

Step-3: Factors of 8841

List of positive integer factors of 8841 that divides 8841 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 421, 1263, 2947

Step-4: Factors of 8859

List of positive integer factors of 8859 that divides 8841 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2953

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8841 and 8859. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8841 and 8859 is 3.

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