What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8344 and 8362?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8344 and 8362 is 2.

GCF(8344,8362) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8344 and 8362, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8344 and 8362.

How to find the GCF of 8344 and 8362?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8344 and 8362. After we will calculate the factors of 8344 and 8362 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8362

Prime factors of 8362 are 2, 37, 113. Prime factorization of 8362 in exponential form is:

8362 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 8344

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8362

List of positive integer factors of 8362 that divides 8344 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 113, 226, 4181

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8344 and 8362. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8344 and 8362 is 2.

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