What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8388 and 8392?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8388 and 8392 is 4.

GCF(8388,8392) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8388 and 8392, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8388 and 8392.

How to find the GCF of 8388 and 8392?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8388 and 8392. After we will calculate the factors of 8388 and 8392 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8392

Prime factors of 8392 are 2, 1049. Prime factorization of 8392 in exponential form is:

8392 = 2³ × 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 8388

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8392

List of positive integer factors of 8392 that divides 8388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1049, 2098, 4196

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8388 and 8392. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8388 and 8392 is 4.

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