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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8556 and 8568?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8556 and 8568 is 12.

GCF(8556,8568) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8556 and 8568, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8556 and 8568.

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How to find the GCF of 8556 and 8568?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8556 and 8568. After we will calculate the factors of 8556 and 8568 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8568

Prime factors of 8568 are 2, 3, 7, 17. Prime factorization of 8568 in exponential form is:

8568 = 23 × 32 × 71 × 171

Step-3: Factors of 8556

List of positive integer factors of 8556 that divides 8556 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

Step-4: Factors of 8568

List of positive integer factors of 8568 that divides 8556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 28, 34, 36, 42, 51, 56, 63, 68, 72, 84, 102, 119, 126, 136, 153, 168, 204, 238, 252, 306, 357, 408, 476, 504, 612, 714, 952, 1071, 1224, 1428, 2142, 2856, 4284

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8556 and 8568. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8556 and 8568 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8556 and 8568