What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8392 and 8402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8392 and 8402 is 2.

GCF(8392,8402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8392 and 8402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8392 and 8402.

How to find the GCF of 8392 and 8402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8392 and 8402. After we will calculate the factors of 8392 and 8402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8392

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

8392 = 2³ × 1049¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8402

Prime factors of 8402 are 2, 4201. Prime factorization of 8402 in exponential form is:

8402 = 2¹ × 4201¹

Step-3: Factors of 8392

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8402

List of positive integer factors of 8402 that divides 8392 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8392 and 8402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8392 and 8402 is 2.

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