What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8975 and 8984?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8975 and 8984 is 1.

GCF(8975,8984) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8975 and 8984, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8975 and 8984.

How to find the GCF of 8975 and 8984?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8975 and 8984. After we will calculate the factors of 8975 and 8984 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8975

Prime factors of 8975 are 5, 359. Prime factorization of 8975 in exponential form is:

8975 = 5² × 359¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8984

Prime factors of 8984 are 2, 1123. Prime factorization of 8984 in exponential form is:

8984 = 2³ × 1123¹

Step-3: Factors of 8975

List of positive integer factors of 8975 that divides 8975 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 359, 1795

Step-4: Factors of 8984

List of positive integer factors of 8984 that divides 8975 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1123, 2246, 4492

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8975 and 8984. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8975 and 8984 is 1.

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