What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8442 and 8462?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8442 and 8462 is 2.

GCF(8442,8462) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8442 and 8462, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8442 and 8462.

How to find the GCF of 8442 and 8462?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8442 and 8462. After we will calculate the factors of 8442 and 8462 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8442

Prime factors of 8442 are 2, 3, 7, 67. Prime factorization of 8442 in exponential form is:

8442 = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8462

Prime factors of 8462 are 2, 4231. Prime factorization of 8462 in exponential form is:

8462 = 2¹ × 4231¹

Step-3: Factors of 8442

List of positive integer factors of 8442 that divides 8442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 67, 126, 134, 201, 402, 469, 603, 938, 1206, 1407, 2814, 4221

Step-4: Factors of 8462

List of positive integer factors of 8462 that divides 8442 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4231

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8442 and 8462. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8442 and 8462 is 2.

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