What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8298 and 8314?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8298 and 8314 is 2.

GCF(8298,8314) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8298 and 8314, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8298 and 8314.

How to find the GCF of 8298 and 8314?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8298 and 8314. After we will calculate the factors of 8298 and 8314 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8298

Prime factors of 8298 are 2, 3, 461. Prime factorization of 8298 in exponential form is:

8298 = 2¹ × 3² × 461¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8314

Prime factors of 8314 are 2, 4157. Prime factorization of 8314 in exponential form is:

8314 = 2¹ × 4157¹

Step-3: Factors of 8298

List of positive integer factors of 8298 that divides 8298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 461, 922, 1383, 2766, 4149

Step-4: Factors of 8314

List of positive integer factors of 8314 that divides 8298 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4157

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8298 and 8314. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8298 and 8314 is 2.

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