What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8403 and 8412?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8403 and 8412 is 3.

GCF(8403,8412) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8403 and 8412, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8403 and 8412.

How to find the GCF of 8403 and 8412?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8403 and 8412. After we will calculate the factors of 8403 and 8412 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8403

Prime factors of 8403 are 3, 2801. Prime factorization of 8403 in exponential form is:

8403 = 3¹ × 2801¹

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 8403

List of positive integer factors of 8403 that divides 8403 without a remainder.

1, 3, 2801

Step-4: Factors of 8412

List of positive integer factors of 8412 that divides 8403 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 8403 and 8412. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8403 and 8412 is 3.

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