What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8851 and 8855?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8851 and 8855 is 1.

GCF(8851,8855) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8851 and 8855, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8851 and 8855.

How to find the GCF of 8851 and 8855?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8851 and 8855. After we will calculate the factors of 8851 and 8855 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8851

Prime factors of 8851 are 53, 167. Prime factorization of 8851 in exponential form is:

8851 = 53¹ × 167¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8855

Prime factors of 8855 are 5, 7, 11, 23. Prime factorization of 8855 in exponential form is:

8855 = 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 8851

List of positive integer factors of 8851 that divides 8851 without a remainder.

1, 53, 167

Step-4: Factors of 8855

List of positive integer factors of 8855 that divides 8851 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7, 11, 23, 35, 55, 77, 115, 161, 253, 385, 805, 1265, 1771

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8851 and 8855. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8851 and 8855 is 1.

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