What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8358 and 8368?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8358 and 8368 is 2.

GCF(8358,8368) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8358 and 8368, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8358 and 8368.

How to find the GCF of 8358 and 8368?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8358 and 8368. After we will calculate the factors of 8358 and 8368 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8358

Prime factors of 8358 are 2, 3, 7, 199. Prime factorization of 8358 in exponential form is:

8358 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 199¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8368

Prime factors of 8368 are 2, 523. Prime factorization of 8368 in exponential form is:

8368 = 2⁴ × 523¹

Step-3: Factors of 8358

List of positive integer factors of 8358 that divides 8358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 199, 398, 597, 1194, 1393, 2786, 4179

Step-4: Factors of 8368

List of positive integer factors of 8368 that divides 8358 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 523, 1046, 2092, 4184

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8358 and 8368. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8358 and 8368 is 2.

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