What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8959 and 8971?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8959 and 8971 is 1.

GCF(8959,8971) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8959 and 8971, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8959 and 8971.

How to find the GCF of 8959 and 8971?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8959 and 8971. After we will calculate the factors of 8959 and 8971 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8959

Prime factors of 8959 are 17, 31. Prime factorization of 8959 in exponential form is:

8959 = 17² × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8971

Prime factors of 8971 are 8971. Prime factorization of 8971 in exponential form is:

8971 = 8971¹

Step-3: Factors of 8959

List of positive integer factors of 8959 that divides 8959 without a remainder.

1, 17, 31, 289, 527

Step-4: Factors of 8971

List of positive integer factors of 8971 that divides 8959 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8959 and 8971. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8959 and 8971 is 1.

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