What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8211 and 8218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8211 and 8218 is 7.

GCF(8211,8218) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8211 and 8218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8211 and 8218.

How to find the GCF of 8211 and 8218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8211 and 8218. After we will calculate the factors of 8211 and 8218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8211

Prime factors of 8211 are 3, 7, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 8211 in exponential form is:

8211 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8218

Prime factors of 8218 are 2, 7, 587. Prime factorization of 8218 in exponential form is:

8218 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 587¹

Step-3: Factors of 8211

List of positive integer factors of 8211 that divides 8211 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 17, 21, 23, 51, 69, 119, 161, 357, 391, 483, 1173, 2737

Step-4: Factors of 8218

List of positive integer factors of 8218 that divides 8211 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 587, 1174, 4109

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8211 and 8218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8211 and 8218 is 7.

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