What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7996 and 8006?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7996 and 8006 is 2.

GCF(7996,8006) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7996 and 8006, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7996 and 8006.

How to find the GCF of 7996 and 8006?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7996 and 8006. After we will calculate the factors of 7996 and 8006 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7996

Prime factors of 7996 are 2, 1999. Prime factorization of 7996 in exponential form is:

7996 = 2² × 1999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8006

Prime factors of 8006 are 2, 4003. Prime factorization of 8006 in exponential form is:

8006 = 2¹ × 4003¹

Step-3: Factors of 7996

List of positive integer factors of 7996 that divides 7996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 1999, 3998

Step-4: Factors of 8006

List of positive integer factors of 8006 that divides 7996 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4003

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7996 and 8006. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7996 and 8006 is 2.

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