What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8436 and 8452?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8436 and 8452 is 4.

GCF(8436,8452) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8436 and 8452, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8436 and 8452.

How to find the GCF of 8436 and 8452?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8436 and 8452. After we will calculate the factors of 8436 and 8452 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8436

Prime factors of 8436 are 2, 3, 19, 37. Prime factorization of 8436 in exponential form is:

8436 = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8452

Prime factors of 8452 are 2, 2113. Prime factorization of 8452 in exponential form is:

8452 = 2² × 2113¹

Step-3: Factors of 8436

List of positive integer factors of 8436 that divides 8436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 19, 37, 38, 57, 74, 76, 111, 114, 148, 222, 228, 444, 703, 1406, 2109, 2812, 4218

Step-4: Factors of 8452

List of positive integer factors of 8452 that divides 8436 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2113, 4226

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8436 and 8452. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8436 and 8452 is 4.

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