What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8538 and 8558?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8538 and 8558 is 2.

GCF(8538,8558) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8538 and 8558, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8538 and 8558.

How to find the GCF of 8538 and 8558?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8538 and 8558. After we will calculate the factors of 8538 and 8558 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8538

Prime factors of 8538 are 2, 3, 1423. Prime factorization of 8538 in exponential form is:

8538 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1423¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8558

Prime factors of 8558 are 2, 11, 389. Prime factorization of 8558 in exponential form is:

8558 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 389¹

Step-3: Factors of 8538

List of positive integer factors of 8538 that divides 8538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1423, 2846, 4269

Step-4: Factors of 8558

List of positive integer factors of 8558 that divides 8538 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 389, 778, 4279

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8538 and 8558. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8538 and 8558 is 2.

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