What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8562 and 8576?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8562 and 8576 is 2.

GCF(8562,8576) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8562 and 8576, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8562 and 8576.

How to find the GCF of 8562 and 8576?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8562 and 8576. After we will calculate the factors of 8562 and 8576 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8562

Prime factors of 8562 are 2, 3, 1427. Prime factorization of 8562 in exponential form is:

8562 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1427¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8576

Prime factors of 8576 are 2, 67. Prime factorization of 8576 in exponential form is:

8576 = 2⁷ × 67¹

Step-3: Factors of 8562

List of positive integer factors of 8562 that divides 8562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1427, 2854, 4281

Step-4: Factors of 8576

List of positive integer factors of 8576 that divides 8562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 67, 128, 134, 268, 536, 1072, 2144, 4288

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8562 and 8576. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8562 and 8576 is 2.

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