What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8374 and 8388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8374 and 8388 is 2.

GCF(8374,8388) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8374 and 8388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8374 and 8388.

How to find the GCF of 8374 and 8388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8374 and 8388. After we will calculate the factors of 8374 and 8388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8374

Prime factors of 8374 are 2, 53, 79. Prime factorization of 8374 in exponential form is:

8374 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8388

Prime factors of 8388 are 2, 3, 233. Prime factorization of 8388 in exponential form is:

8388 = 2² × 3² × 233¹

Step-3: Factors of 8374

List of positive integer factors of 8374 that divides 8374 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 79, 106, 158, 4187

Step-4: Factors of 8388

List of positive integer factors of 8388 that divides 8374 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 233, 466, 699, 932, 1398, 2097, 2796, 4194

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8374 and 8388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8374 and 8388 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8374 and 8388