Greatest Common Factor of 8978 and 8979

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 8978, 8979 i.e. 1 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8978 and 8979 is 1.

GCF(8978,8979) = 1

GCF of 8978 and 8979

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 8978 and 8979

GCF of 8978 and 8979 is 1

Prime Factorization of 8978


2 8978
67 4489
67 67
1

Prime factors of 8978 are 2,67. Prime factorization of 8978 in exponential form is:

8978 = 21×672

Prime Factorization of 8979


3 8979
41 2993
73 73
1

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

8979 = 31×411×731

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 8978 and 8979 is 1

Greatest Common Factor of 8978 and 8979 by matching factors method

Factors of 8978

List of positive integer factors of 8978 that divides 8978 without a remainder.

1,2,67,134,4489,8978

Factors of 8979

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

1,3,41,73,123,219,2993,8979

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8978 and 8979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8978 and 8979 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8978 and 8979

Properties of GCF 8978 and 8979

(i) The GCF of 8978 and 8979 is associative

GCF of 8978 and 8979 = GCF of 8979 and 8978

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Related Greatest Common Factor of 8979

Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 8978 and 8979

1. What is the GCF of 8978 and 8979?

Answer: GCF of 8978 and 8979 is 1.

2. What are the Factors of 8978?

Answer: Factors of 8978 are 1, 2, 67, 134, 4489, 8978. There are 6 integers that are factors of 8978. The greatest factor of 8978 is 8978.

3. What are the Factors of 8979?

Answer: Factors of 8979 are 1, 3, 41, 73, 123, 219, 2993, 8979. There are 8 integers that are factors of 8979. The greatest factor of 8979 is 8979.

4. How to Find the GCF of 8978 and 8979?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 8978 and 8979 = 1

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 8978

8978 = 2 x 67 x 67

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 8979

8979 = 3 x 41 x 73

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = = 1

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 8978 and 8979 is 1