What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8492 and 8502?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8492 and 8502 is 2.

GCF(8492,8502) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8492 and 8502, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8492 and 8502.

How to find the GCF of 8492 and 8502?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8492 and 8502. After we will calculate the factors of 8492 and 8502 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8502

Prime factors of 8502 are 2, 3, 13, 109. Prime factorization of 8502 in exponential form is:

8502 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 109¹

Step-3: Factors of 8492

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8502

List of positive integer factors of 8502 that divides 8492 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 26, 39, 78, 109, 218, 327, 654, 1417, 2834, 4251

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8492 and 8502. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8492 and 8502 is 2.

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