What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8855 and 8874?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8855 and 8874 is 1.

GCF(8855,8874) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8855 and 8874, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8855 and 8874.

How to find the GCF of 8855 and 8874?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8855 and 8874. After we will calculate the factors of 8855 and 8874 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 8874

Prime factors of 8874 are 2, 3, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 8874 in exponential form is:

8874 = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 29¹

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 8874

List of positive integer factors of 8874 that divides 8855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 17, 18, 29, 34, 51, 58, 87, 102, 153, 174, 261, 306, 493, 522, 986, 1479, 2958, 4437

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8855 and 8874. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8855 and 8874 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8855 and 8874