What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8388 and 8404?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8388 and 8404 is 4.

GCF(8388,8404) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8388 and 8404, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8388 and 8404.

How to find the GCF of 8388 and 8404?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8388 and 8404. After we will calculate the factors of 8388 and 8404 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 8404

Prime factors of 8404 are 2, 11, 191. Prime factorization of 8404 in exponential form is:

8404 = 2² × 11¹ × 191¹

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 8404

List of positive integer factors of 8404 that divides 8388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 191, 382, 764, 2101, 4202

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8388 and 8404. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8388 and 8404 is 4.

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