What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8044 and 8048?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8044 and 8048 is 4.

GCF(8044,8048) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8044 and 8048, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8044 and 8048.

How to find the GCF of 8044 and 8048?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8044 and 8048. After we will calculate the factors of 8044 and 8048 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8044

Prime factors of 8044 are 2, 2011. Prime factorization of 8044 in exponential form is:

8044 = 2² × 2011¹

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 8044

List of positive integer factors of 8044 that divides 8044 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2011, 4022

Step-4: Factors of 8048

List of positive integer factors of 8048 that divides 8044 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 8044 and 8048. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8044 and 8048 is 4.

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