What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8948 and 8963?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8948 and 8963 is 1.

GCF(8948,8963) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8948 and 8963, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8948 and 8963.

How to find the GCF of 8948 and 8963?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8948 and 8963. After we will calculate the factors of 8948 and 8963 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8948

Prime factors of 8948 are 2, 2237. Prime factorization of 8948 in exponential form is:

8948 = 2² × 2237¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8963

Prime factors of 8963 are 8963. Prime factorization of 8963 in exponential form is:

8963 = 8963¹

Step-3: Factors of 8948

List of positive integer factors of 8948 that divides 8948 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2237, 4474

Step-4: Factors of 8963

List of positive integer factors of 8963 that divides 8948 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8948 and 8963. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8948 and 8963 is 1.

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