What is the Greatest Common Factor of 34296 and 34312?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 34296 and 34312 is 8.

GCF(34296,34312) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 34296 and 34312, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 34296 and 34312.

How to find the GCF of 34296 and 34312?

We will first find the prime factorization of 34296 and 34312. After we will calculate the factors of 34296 and 34312 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 34296

Prime factors of 34296 are 2, 3, 1429. Prime factorization of 34296 in exponential form is:

34296 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1429¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 34312

Prime factors of 34312 are 2, 4289. Prime factorization of 34312 in exponential form is:

34312 = 2³ × 4289¹

Step-3: Factors of 34296

List of positive integer factors of 34296 that divides 34296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1429, 2858, 4287, 5716, 8574, 11432, 17148

Step-4: Factors of 34312

List of positive integer factors of 34312 that divides 34296 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4289, 8578, 17156

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 34296 and 34312. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 34296 and 34312 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 34296 and 34312