What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8402 and 8406?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8402 and 8406 is 2.

GCF(8402,8406) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8402 and 8406, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8402 and 8406.

How to find the GCF of 8402 and 8406?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8402 and 8406. After we will calculate the factors of 8402 and 8406 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8402

Prime factors of 8402 are 2, 4201. Prime factorization of 8402 in exponential form is:

8402 = 2¹ × 4201¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8406

Prime factors of 8406 are 2, 3, 467. Prime factorization of 8406 in exponential form is:

8406 = 2¹ × 3² × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 8402

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

1, 2, 4201

Step-4: Factors of 8406

List of positive integer factors of 8406 that divides 8402 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 467, 934, 1401, 2802, 4203

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8402 and 8406. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8402 and 8406 is 2.

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