What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8472 and 8484?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8472 and 8484 is 12.

GCF(8472,8484) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8472 and 8484, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8472 and 8484.

How to find the GCF of 8472 and 8484?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8472 and 8484. After we will calculate the factors of 8472 and 8484 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8472

Prime factors of 8472 are 2, 3, 353. Prime factorization of 8472 in exponential form is:

8472 = 2³ × 3¹ × 353¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8484

Prime factors of 8484 are 2, 3, 7, 101. Prime factorization of 8484 in exponential form is:

8484 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 8472

List of positive integer factors of 8472 that divides 8472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 353, 706, 1059, 1412, 2118, 2824, 4236

Step-4: Factors of 8484

List of positive integer factors of 8484 that divides 8472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 101, 202, 303, 404, 606, 707, 1212, 1414, 2121, 2828, 4242

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8472 and 8484. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8472 and 8484 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8472 and 8484