What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8286 and 8301?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8286 and 8301 is 3.

GCF(8286,8301) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8286 and 8301, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8286 and 8301.

How to find the GCF of 8286 and 8301?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8286 and 8301. After we will calculate the factors of 8286 and 8301 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8286

Prime factors of 8286 are 2, 3, 1381. Prime factorization of 8286 in exponential form is:

8286 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1381¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8301

Prime factors of 8301 are 3, 2767. Prime factorization of 8301 in exponential form is:

8301 = 3¹ × 2767¹

Step-3: Factors of 8286

List of positive integer factors of 8286 that divides 8286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1381, 2762, 4143

Step-4: Factors of 8301

List of positive integer factors of 8301 that divides 8286 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2767

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8286 and 8301. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8286 and 8301 is 3.

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