What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8997 and 9012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8997 and 9012 is 3.

GCF(8997,9012) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8997 and 9012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8997 and 9012.

How to find the GCF of 8997 and 9012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8997 and 9012. After we will calculate the factors of 8997 and 9012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8997

Prime factors of 8997 are 3, 2999. Prime factorization of 8997 in exponential form is:

8997 = 3¹ × 2999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 9012

Prime factors of 9012 are 2, 3, 751. Prime factorization of 9012 in exponential form is:

9012 = 2² × 3¹ × 751¹

Step-3: Factors of 8997

List of positive integer factors of 8997 that divides 8997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2999

Step-4: Factors of 9012

List of positive integer factors of 9012 that divides 8997 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 751, 1502, 2253, 3004, 4506

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8997 and 9012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8997 and 9012 is 3.

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