What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8416 and 8426?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8416 and 8426 is 2.

GCF(8416,8426) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8416 and 8426, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8416 and 8426.

How to find the GCF of 8416 and 8426?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8416 and 8426. After we will calculate the factors of 8416 and 8426 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8416

Prime factors of 8416 are 2, 263. Prime factorization of 8416 in exponential form is:

8416 = 2⁵ × 263¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8426

Prime factors of 8426 are 2, 11, 383. Prime factorization of 8426 in exponential form is:

8426 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 8416

List of positive integer factors of 8416 that divides 8416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 263, 526, 1052, 2104, 4208

Step-4: Factors of 8426

List of positive integer factors of 8426 that divides 8416 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 383, 766, 4213

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8416 and 8426. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8416 and 8426 is 2.

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