What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8596 and 8602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8596 and 8602 is 2.

GCF(8596,8602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8596 and 8602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8596 and 8602.

How to find the GCF of 8596 and 8602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8596 and 8602. After we will calculate the factors of 8596 and 8602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8596

Prime factors of 8596 are 2, 7, 307. Prime factorization of 8596 in exponential form is:

8596 = 2² × 7¹ × 307¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8602

Prime factors of 8602 are 2, 11, 17, 23. Prime factorization of 8602 in exponential form is:

8602 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 8596

List of positive integer factors of 8596 that divides 8596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 307, 614, 1228, 2149, 4298

Step-4: Factors of 8602

List of positive integer factors of 8602 that divides 8596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 17, 22, 23, 34, 46, 187, 253, 374, 391, 506, 782, 4301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8596 and 8602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8596 and 8602 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8596 and 8602