What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8214 and 8218?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8214 and 8218 is 2.

GCF(8214,8218) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8214 and 8218, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8214 and 8218.

How to find the GCF of 8214 and 8218?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8214 and 8218. After we will calculate the factors of 8214 and 8218 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8214

Prime factors of 8214 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 8214 in exponential form is:

8214 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37²

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 8214

List of positive integer factors of 8214 that divides 8214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 37, 74, 111, 222, 1369, 2738, 4107

Step-4: Factors of 8218

List of positive integer factors of 8218 that divides 8214 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8214 and 8218. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8214 and 8218 is 2.

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