What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8859 and 8871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8859 and 8871 is 3.

GCF(8859,8871) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8859 and 8871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8859 and 8871.

How to find the GCF of 8859 and 8871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8859 and 8871. After we will calculate the factors of 8859 and 8871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8859

Prime factors of 8859 are 3, 2953. Prime factorization of 8859 in exponential form is:

8859 = 3¹ × 2953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8871

Prime factors of 8871 are 3, 2957. Prime factorization of 8871 in exponential form is:

8871 = 3¹ × 2957¹

Step-3: Factors of 8859

List of positive integer factors of 8859 that divides 8859 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2953

Step-4: Factors of 8871

List of positive integer factors of 8871 that divides 8859 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2957

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8859 and 8871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8859 and 8871 is 3.

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