What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8578 and 8598?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8578 and 8598 is 2.

GCF(8578,8598) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8578 and 8598, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8578 and 8598.

How to find the GCF of 8578 and 8598?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8578 and 8598. After we will calculate the factors of 8578 and 8598 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8578

Prime factors of 8578 are 2, 4289. Prime factorization of 8578 in exponential form is:

8578 = 2¹ × 4289¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8598

Prime factors of 8598 are 2, 3, 1433. Prime factorization of 8598 in exponential form is:

8598 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1433¹

Step-3: Factors of 8578

List of positive integer factors of 8578 that divides 8578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4289

Step-4: Factors of 8598

List of positive integer factors of 8598 that divides 8578 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1433, 2866, 4299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8578 and 8598. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8578 and 8598 is 2.

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