What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8042 and 8048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8042 and 8048 is 2.

GCF(8042,8048) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8042 and 8048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8042 and 8048.

How to find the GCF of 8042 and 8048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8042 and 8048. After we will calculate the factors of 8042 and 8048 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 8048

Prime factors of 8048 are 2, 503. Prime factorization of 8048 in exponential form is:

8048 = 2⁴ × 503¹

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 8048

List of positive integer factors of 8048 that divides 8042 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 503, 1006, 2012, 4024

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8042 and 8048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8042 and 8048 is 2.

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