What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8863 and 8872?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8863 and 8872 is 1.

GCF(8863,8872) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8863 and 8872, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8863 and 8872.

How to find the GCF of 8863 and 8872?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8863 and 8872. After we will calculate the factors of 8863 and 8872 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8863

Prime factors of 8863 are 8863. Prime factorization of 8863 in exponential form is:

8863 = 8863¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8872

Prime factors of 8872 are 2, 1109. Prime factorization of 8872 in exponential form is:

8872 = 2³ × 1109¹

Step-3: Factors of 8863

List of positive integer factors of 8863 that divides 8863 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8872

List of positive integer factors of 8872 that divides 8863 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1109, 2218, 4436

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8863 and 8872. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8863 and 8872 is 1.

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