What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8562 and 8582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8562 and 8582 is 2.

GCF(8562,8582) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8562 and 8582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8562 and 8582.

How to find the GCF of 8562 and 8582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8562 and 8582. After we will calculate the factors of 8562 and 8582 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 8582

Prime factors of 8582 are 2, 7, 613. Prime factorization of 8582 in exponential form is:

8582 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 613¹

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 8582

List of positive integer factors of 8582 that divides 8562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 613, 1226, 4291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8562 and 8582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8562 and 8582 is 2.

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