What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8466 and 8476?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8466 and 8476 is 2.

GCF(8466,8476) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8466 and 8476, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8466 and 8476.

How to find the GCF of 8466 and 8476?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8466 and 8476. After we will calculate the factors of 8466 and 8476 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8476

Prime factors of 8476 are 2, 13, 163. Prime factorization of 8476 in exponential form is:

8476 = 2² × 13¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 8466

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8476

List of positive integer factors of 8476 that divides 8466 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 163, 326, 652, 2119, 4238

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8466 and 8476. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8466 and 8476 is 2.

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