What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8326 and 8344?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8326 and 8344 is 2.

GCF(8326,8344) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8326 and 8344, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8326 and 8344.

How to find the GCF of 8326 and 8344?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8326 and 8344. After we will calculate the factors of 8326 and 8344 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8326

Prime factors of 8326 are 2, 23, 181. Prime factorization of 8326 in exponential form is:

8326 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 181¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8344

Prime factors of 8344 are 2, 7, 149. Prime factorization of 8344 in exponential form is:

8344 = 2³ × 7¹ × 149¹

Step-3: Factors of 8326

List of positive integer factors of 8326 that divides 8326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 181, 362, 4163

Step-4: Factors of 8344

List of positive integer factors of 8344 that divides 8326 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 149, 298, 596, 1043, 1192, 2086, 4172

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8326 and 8344. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8326 and 8344 is 2.

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