What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8498 and 8508?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8498 and 8508 is 2.

GCF(8498,8508) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8498 and 8508, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8498 and 8508.

How to find the GCF of 8498 and 8508?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8498 and 8508. After we will calculate the factors of 8498 and 8508 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8498

Prime factors of 8498 are 2, 7, 607. Prime factorization of 8498 in exponential form is:

8498 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8508

Prime factors of 8508 are 2, 3, 709. Prime factorization of 8508 in exponential form is:

8508 = 2² × 3¹ × 709¹

Step-3: Factors of 8498

List of positive integer factors of 8498 that divides 8498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 607, 1214, 4249

Step-4: Factors of 8508

List of positive integer factors of 8508 that divides 8498 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 709, 1418, 2127, 2836, 4254

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8498 and 8508. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8498 and 8508 is 2.

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