What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8238 and 8246?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8238 and 8246 is 2.

GCF(8238,8246) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8238 and 8246, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8238 and 8246.

How to find the GCF of 8238 and 8246?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8238 and 8246. After we will calculate the factors of 8238 and 8246 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8246

Prime factors of 8246 are 2, 7, 19, 31. Prime factorization of 8246 in exponential form is:

8246 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 8238

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8246

List of positive integer factors of 8246 that divides 8238 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 19, 31, 38, 62, 133, 217, 266, 434, 589, 1178, 4123

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8238 and 8246. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8238 and 8246 is 2.

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