What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8286 and 8304?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8286 and 8304 is 6.

GCF(8286,8304) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8286 and 8304, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8286 and 8304.

How to find the GCF of 8286 and 8304?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8286 and 8304. After we will calculate the factors of 8286 and 8304 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 8304

Prime factors of 8304 are 2, 3, 173. Prime factorization of 8304 in exponential form is:

8304 = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 173¹

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 8304

List of positive integer factors of 8304 that divides 8286 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, 173, 346, 519, 692, 1038, 1384, 2076, 2768, 4152

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8286 and 8304. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8286 and 8304 is 6.

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