What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8842 and 8847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8842 and 8847 is 1.

GCF(8842,8847) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8842 and 8847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8842 and 8847.

How to find the GCF of 8842 and 8847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8842 and 8847. After we will calculate the factors of 8842 and 8847 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8842

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

8842 = 2¹ × 4421¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8847

Prime factors of 8847 are 3, 983. Prime factorization of 8847 in exponential form is:

8847 = 3² × 983¹

Step-3: Factors of 8842

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

1, 2, 4421

Step-4: Factors of 8847

List of positive integer factors of 8847 that divides 8842 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 983, 2949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8842 and 8847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8842 and 8847 is 1.

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