What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8980 and 8999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8980 and 8999 is 1.

GCF(8980,8999) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8980 and 8999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8980 and 8999.

How to find the GCF of 8980 and 8999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8980 and 8999. After we will calculate the factors of 8980 and 8999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8980

Prime factors of 8980 are 2, 5, 449. Prime factorization of 8980 in exponential form is:

8980 = 2² × 5¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8999

Prime factors of 8999 are 8999. Prime factorization of 8999 in exponential form is:

8999 = 8999¹

Step-3: Factors of 8980

List of positive integer factors of 8980 that divides 8980 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 449, 898, 1796, 2245, 4490

Step-4: Factors of 8999

List of positive integer factors of 8999 that divides 8980 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8980 and 8999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8980 and 8999 is 1.

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