What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8244 and 8248?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8244 and 8248 is 4.

GCF(8244,8248) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8244 and 8248, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8244 and 8248.

How to find the GCF of 8244 and 8248?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8244 and 8248. After we will calculate the factors of 8244 and 8248 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8244

Prime factors of 8244 are 2, 3, 229. Prime factorization of 8244 in exponential form is:

8244 = 2² × 3² × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8248

Prime factors of 8248 are 2, 1031. Prime factorization of 8248 in exponential form is:

8248 = 2³ × 1031¹

Step-3: Factors of 8244

List of positive integer factors of 8244 that divides 8244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 229, 458, 687, 916, 1374, 2061, 2748, 4122

Step-4: Factors of 8248

List of positive integer factors of 8248 that divides 8244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1031, 2062, 4124

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8244 and 8248. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8244 and 8248 is 4.

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