What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8374 and 8394?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8374 and 8394 is 2.

GCF(8374,8394) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8374 and 8394, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8374 and 8394.

How to find the GCF of 8374 and 8394?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8374 and 8394. After we will calculate the factors of 8374 and 8394 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 8394

Prime factors of 8394 are 2, 3, 1399. Prime factorization of 8394 in exponential form is:

8394 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1399¹

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 8394

List of positive integer factors of 8394 that divides 8374 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1399, 2798, 4197

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8374 and 8394. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8374 and 8394 is 2.

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