What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8348 and 8356?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8348 and 8356 is 4.

GCF(8348,8356) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8348 and 8356, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8348 and 8356.

How to find the GCF of 8348 and 8356?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8348 and 8356. After we will calculate the factors of 8348 and 8356 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8348

Prime factors of 8348 are 2, 2087. Prime factorization of 8348 in exponential form is:

8348 = 2² × 2087¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8356

Prime factors of 8356 are 2, 2089. Prime factorization of 8356 in exponential form is:

8356 = 2² × 2089¹

Step-3: Factors of 8348

List of positive integer factors of 8348 that divides 8348 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2087, 4174

Step-4: Factors of 8356

List of positive integer factors of 8356 that divides 8348 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2089, 4178

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8348 and 8356. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8348 and 8356 is 4.

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