What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8396 and 8409?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8396 and 8409 is 1.

GCF(8396,8409) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8396 and 8409, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8396 and 8409.

How to find the GCF of 8396 and 8409?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8396 and 8409. After we will calculate the factors of 8396 and 8409 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8396

Prime factors of 8396 are 2, 2099. Prime factorization of 8396 in exponential form is:

8396 = 2² × 2099¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8409

Prime factors of 8409 are 3, 2803. Prime factorization of 8409 in exponential form is:

8409 = 3¹ × 2803¹

Step-3: Factors of 8396

List of positive integer factors of 8396 that divides 8396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2099, 4198

Step-4: Factors of 8409

List of positive integer factors of 8409 that divides 8396 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8396 and 8409. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8396 and 8409 is 1.

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