What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8951 and 8960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8951 and 8960 is 1.

GCF(8951,8960) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8951 and 8960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8951 and 8960.

How to find the GCF of 8951 and 8960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8951 and 8960. After we will calculate the factors of 8951 and 8960 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8951

Prime factors of 8951 are 8951. Prime factorization of 8951 in exponential form is:

8951 = 8951¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8960

Prime factors of 8960 are 2, 5, 7. Prime factorization of 8960 in exponential form is:

8960 = 2⁸ × 5¹ × 7¹

Step-3: Factors of 8951

List of positive integer factors of 8951 that divides 8951 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8960

List of positive integer factors of 8960 that divides 8951 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 28, 32, 35, 40, 56, 64, 70, 80, 112, 128, 140, 160, 224, 256, 280, 320, 448, 560, 640, 896, 1120, 1280, 1792, 2240, 4480

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8951 and 8960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8951 and 8960 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8951 and 8960