What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8042 and 8046?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8042 and 8046 is 2.

GCF(8042,8046) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8042 and 8046, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8042 and 8046.

How to find the GCF of 8042 and 8046?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8042 and 8046. After we will calculate the factors of 8042 and 8046 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8042

Prime factors of 8042 are 2, 4021. Prime factorization of 8042 in exponential form is:

8042 = 2¹ × 4021¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8046

Prime factors of 8046 are 2, 3, 149. Prime factorization of 8046 in exponential form is:

8046 = 2¹ × 3³ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 8042

List of positive integer factors of 8042 that divides 8042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4021

Step-4: Factors of 8046

List of positive integer factors of 8046 that divides 8042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 149, 298, 447, 894, 1341, 2682, 4023

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8042 and 8046. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8042 and 8046 is 2.

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