What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8957 and 8969?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8957 and 8969 is 1.

GCF(8957,8969) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8957 and 8969, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8957 and 8969.

How to find the GCF of 8957 and 8969?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8957 and 8969. After we will calculate the factors of 8957 and 8969 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8957

Prime factors of 8957 are 13, 53. Prime factorization of 8957 in exponential form is:

8957 = 13² × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8969

Prime factors of 8969 are 8969. Prime factorization of 8969 in exponential form is:

8969 = 8969¹

Step-3: Factors of 8957

List of positive integer factors of 8957 that divides 8957 without a remainder.

1, 13, 53, 169, 689

Step-4: Factors of 8969

List of positive integer factors of 8969 that divides 8957 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8957 and 8969. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8957 and 8969 is 1.

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