What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8419 and 8438?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8419 and 8438 is 1.

GCF(8419,8438) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8419 and 8438, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8419 and 8438.

How to find the GCF of 8419 and 8438?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8419 and 8438. After we will calculate the factors of 8419 and 8438 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8419

Prime factors of 8419 are 8419. Prime factorization of 8419 in exponential form is:

8419 = 8419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8438

Prime factors of 8438 are 2, 4219. Prime factorization of 8438 in exponential form is:

8438 = 2¹ × 4219¹

Step-3: Factors of 8419

List of positive integer factors of 8419 that divides 8419 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 8438

List of positive integer factors of 8438 that divides 8419 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4219

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8419 and 8438. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8419 and 8438 is 1.

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