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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8396 and 8412?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8396 and 8412 is 4.

GCF(8396,8412) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8396 and 8412, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8396 and 8412.

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How to find the GCF of 8396 and 8412?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8396 and 8412. After we will calculate the factors of 8396 and 8412 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 8412

Prime factors of 8412 are 2, 3, 701. Prime factorization of 8412 in exponential form is:

8412 = 22 × 31 × 7011

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 8412

List of positive integer factors of 8412 that divides 8396 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 701, 1402, 2103, 2804, 4206

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8396 and 8412. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8396 and 8412 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8396 and 8412