What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8987 and 9003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8987 and 9003 is 1.

GCF(8987,9003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8987 and 9003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8987 and 9003.

How to find the GCF of 8987 and 9003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8987 and 9003. After we will calculate the factors of 8987 and 9003 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8987

Prime factors of 8987 are 11, 19, 43. Prime factorization of 8987 in exponential form is:

8987 = 11¹ × 19¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9003

Prime factors of 9003 are 3, 3001. Prime factorization of 9003 in exponential form is:

9003 = 3¹ × 3001¹

Step-3: Factors of 8987

List of positive integer factors of 8987 that divides 8987 without a remainder.

1, 11, 19, 43, 209, 473, 817

Step-4: Factors of 9003

List of positive integer factors of 9003 that divides 8987 without a remainder.

1, 3, 3001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8987 and 9003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8987 and 9003 is 1.

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