What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8486 and 8492?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8486 and 8492 is 2.

GCF(8486,8492) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8486 and 8492, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8486 and 8492.

How to find the GCF of 8486 and 8492?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8486 and 8492. After we will calculate the factors of 8486 and 8492 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8486

Prime factors of 8486 are 2, 4243. Prime factorization of 8486 in exponential form is:

8486 = 2¹ × 4243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8492

Prime factors of 8492 are 2, 11, 193. Prime factorization of 8492 in exponential form is:

8492 = 2² × 11¹ × 193¹

Step-3: Factors of 8486

List of positive integer factors of 8486 that divides 8486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4243

Step-4: Factors of 8492

List of positive integer factors of 8492 that divides 8486 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 193, 386, 772, 2123, 4246

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8486 and 8492. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8486 and 8492 is 2.

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