What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8973 and 8979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8973 and 8979 is 3.

GCF(8973,8979) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8973 and 8979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8973 and 8979.

How to find the GCF of 8973 and 8979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8973 and 8979. After we will calculate the factors of 8973 and 8979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8973

Prime factors of 8973 are 3, 997. Prime factorization of 8973 in exponential form is:

8973 = 3² × 997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8979

Prime factors of 8979 are 3, 41, 73. Prime factorization of 8979 in exponential form is:

8979 = 3¹ × 41¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 8973

List of positive integer factors of 8973 that divides 8973 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 997, 2991

Step-4: Factors of 8979

List of positive integer factors of 8979 that divides 8973 without a remainder.

1, 3, 41, 73, 123, 219, 2993

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8973 and 8979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8973 and 8979 is 3.

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