What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8590 and 8594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8590 and 8594 is 2.

GCF(8590,8594) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8590 and 8594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8590 and 8594.

How to find the GCF of 8590 and 8594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8590 and 8594. After we will calculate the factors of 8590 and 8594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8590

Prime factors of 8590 are 2, 5, 859. Prime factorization of 8590 in exponential form is:

8590 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 859¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8594

Prime factors of 8594 are 2, 4297. Prime factorization of 8594 in exponential form is:

8594 = 2¹ × 4297¹

Step-3: Factors of 8590

List of positive integer factors of 8590 that divides 8590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 859, 1718, 4295

Step-4: Factors of 8594

List of positive integer factors of 8594 that divides 8590 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8590 and 8594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8590 and 8594 is 2.

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