What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8398 and 8417?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8398 and 8417 is 19.

GCF(8398,8417) = 19

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8398 and 8417, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8398 and 8417.

How to find the GCF of 8398 and 8417?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8398 and 8417. After we will calculate the factors of 8398 and 8417 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8398

Prime factors of 8398 are 2, 13, 17, 19. Prime factorization of 8398 in exponential form is:

8398 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 19¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8417

Prime factors of 8417 are 19, 443. Prime factorization of 8417 in exponential form is:

8417 = 19¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 8398

List of positive integer factors of 8398 that divides 8398 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 17, 19, 26, 34, 38, 221, 247, 323, 442, 494, 646, 4199

Step-4: Factors of 8417

List of positive integer factors of 8417 that divides 8398 without a remainder.

1, 19, 443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8398 and 8417. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8398 and 8417 is 19.

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