What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8856 and 8875?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8856 and 8875 is 1.

GCF(8856,8875) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8856 and 8875, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8856 and 8875.

How to find the GCF of 8856 and 8875?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8856 and 8875. After we will calculate the factors of 8856 and 8875 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8856

Prime factors of 8856 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 8856 in exponential form is:

8856 = 2³ × 3³ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8875

Prime factors of 8875 are 5, 71. Prime factorization of 8875 in exponential form is:

8875 = 5³ × 71¹

Step-3: Factors of 8856

List of positive integer factors of 8856 that divides 8856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 41, 54, 72, 82, 108, 123, 164, 216, 246, 328, 369, 492, 738, 984, 1107, 1476, 2214, 2952, 4428

Step-4: Factors of 8875

List of positive integer factors of 8875 that divides 8856 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 71, 125, 355, 1775

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8856 and 8875. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8856 and 8875 is 1.

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