What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8220 and 8238?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8220 and 8238 is 6.

GCF(8220,8238) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8220 and 8238, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8220 and 8238.

How to find the GCF of 8220 and 8238?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8220 and 8238. After we will calculate the factors of 8220 and 8238 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8220

Prime factors of 8220 are 2, 3, 5, 137. Prime factorization of 8220 in exponential form is:

8220 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 137¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8238

Prime factors of 8238 are 2, 3, 1373. Prime factorization of 8238 in exponential form is:

8238 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1373¹

Step-3: Factors of 8220

List of positive integer factors of 8220 that divides 8220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 137, 274, 411, 548, 685, 822, 1370, 1644, 2055, 2740, 4110

Step-4: Factors of 8238

List of positive integer factors of 8238 that divides 8220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1373, 2746, 4119

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8220 and 8238. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8220 and 8238 is 6.

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