What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8552 and 8556?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8552 and 8556 is 4.

GCF(8552,8556) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8552 and 8556, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8552 and 8556.

How to find the GCF of 8552 and 8556?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8552 and 8556. After we will calculate the factors of 8552 and 8556 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8552

Prime factors of 8552 are 2, 1069. Prime factorization of 8552 in exponential form is:

8552 = 2³ × 1069¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8556

Prime factors of 8556 are 2, 3, 23, 31. Prime factorization of 8556 in exponential form is:

8556 = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 8552

List of positive integer factors of 8552 that divides 8552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1069, 2138, 4276

Step-4: Factors of 8556

List of positive integer factors of 8556 that divides 8552 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 23, 31, 46, 62, 69, 92, 93, 124, 138, 186, 276, 372, 713, 1426, 2139, 2852, 4278

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8552 and 8556. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8552 and 8556 is 4.

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