What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8072 and 8086?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8072 and 8086 is 2.

GCF(8072,8086) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8072 and 8086, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8072 and 8086.

How to find the GCF of 8072 and 8086?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8072 and 8086. After we will calculate the factors of 8072 and 8086 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8072

Prime factors of 8072 are 2, 1009. Prime factorization of 8072 in exponential form is:

8072 = 2³ × 1009¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8086

Prime factors of 8086 are 2, 13, 311. Prime factorization of 8086 in exponential form is:

8086 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 311¹

Step-3: Factors of 8072

List of positive integer factors of 8072 that divides 8072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1009, 2018, 4036

Step-4: Factors of 8086

List of positive integer factors of 8086 that divides 8072 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 311, 622, 4043

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8072 and 8086. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8072 and 8086 is 2.

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