What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8394 and 8402?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8394 and 8402 is 2.

GCF(8394,8402) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8394 and 8402, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8394 and 8402.

How to find the GCF of 8394 and 8402?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8394 and 8402. After we will calculate the factors of 8394 and 8402 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 8394

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8402

List of positive integer factors of 8402 that divides 8394 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4201

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8394 and 8402. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8394 and 8402 is 2.

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