What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8394 and 8404?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8394 and 8404 is 2.

GCF(8394,8404) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8394 and 8404, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8394 and 8404.

How to find the GCF of 8394 and 8404?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8394 and 8404. After we will calculate the factors of 8394 and 8404 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 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 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 8404

List of positive integer factors of 8404 that divides 8394 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 8394 and 8404. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8394 and 8404 is 2.

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