What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8912 and 8917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8912 and 8917 is 1.

GCF(8912,8917) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8912 and 8917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8912 and 8917.

How to find the GCF of 8912 and 8917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8912 and 8917. After we will calculate the factors of 8912 and 8917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8912

Prime factors of 8912 are 2, 557. Prime factorization of 8912 in exponential form is:

8912 = 2⁴ × 557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8917

Prime factors of 8917 are 37, 241. Prime factorization of 8917 in exponential form is:

8917 = 37¹ × 241¹

Step-3: Factors of 8912

List of positive integer factors of 8912 that divides 8912 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 557, 1114, 2228, 4456

Step-4: Factors of 8917

List of positive integer factors of 8917 that divides 8912 without a remainder.

1, 37, 241

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8912 and 8917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8912 and 8917 is 1.

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