What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8855 and 8873?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8855 and 8873 is 1.

GCF(8855,8873) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8855 and 8873, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8855 and 8873.

How to find the GCF of 8855 and 8873?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8855 and 8873. After we will calculate the factors of 8855 and 8873 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8873

Prime factors of 8873 are 19, 467. Prime factorization of 8873 in exponential form is:

8873 = 19¹ × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 8855

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8873

List of positive integer factors of 8873 that divides 8855 without a remainder.

1, 19, 467

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8855 and 8873. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8855 and 8873 is 1.

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