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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8462 and 8466?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8462 and 8466 is 2.

GCF(8462,8466) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8462 and 8466, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8462 and 8466.

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How to find the GCF of 8462 and 8466?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8462 and 8466. After we will calculate the factors of 8462 and 8466 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8462

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

8462 = 21 × 42311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8466

Prime factors of 8466 are 2, 3, 17, 83. Prime factorization of 8466 in exponential form is:

8466 = 21 × 31 × 171 × 831

Step-3: Factors of 8462

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

1, 2, 4231

Step-4: Factors of 8466

List of positive integer factors of 8466 that divides 8462 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 17, 34, 51, 83, 102, 166, 249, 498, 1411, 2822, 4233

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8462 and 8466. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8462 and 8466 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8462 and 8466