What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8546 and 8560?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8546 and 8560 is 2.

GCF(8546,8560) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8546 and 8560, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8546 and 8560.

How to find the GCF of 8546 and 8560?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8546 and 8560. After we will calculate the factors of 8546 and 8560 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8546

Prime factors of 8546 are 2, 4273. Prime factorization of 8546 in exponential form is:

8546 = 2¹ × 4273¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8560

Prime factors of 8560 are 2, 5, 107. Prime factorization of 8560 in exponential form is:

8560 = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 107¹

Step-3: Factors of 8546

List of positive integer factors of 8546 that divides 8546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4273

Step-4: Factors of 8560

List of positive integer factors of 8560 that divides 8546 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 107, 214, 428, 535, 856, 1070, 1712, 2140, 4280

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8546 and 8560. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8546 and 8560 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8546 and 8560