What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8600 and 8608?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8600 and 8608 is 8.

GCF(8600,8608) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8600 and 8608, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8600 and 8608.

How to find the GCF of 8600 and 8608?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8600 and 8608. After we will calculate the factors of 8600 and 8608 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8600

Prime factors of 8600 are 2, 5, 43. Prime factorization of 8600 in exponential form is:

8600 = 2³ × 5² × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8608

Prime factors of 8608 are 2, 269. Prime factorization of 8608 in exponential form is:

8608 = 2⁵ × 269¹

Step-3: Factors of 8600

List of positive integer factors of 8600 that divides 8600 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 25, 40, 43, 50, 86, 100, 172, 200, 215, 344, 430, 860, 1075, 1720, 2150, 4300

Step-4: Factors of 8608

List of positive integer factors of 8608 that divides 8600 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 269, 538, 1076, 2152, 4304

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8600 and 8608. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8600 and 8608 is 8.

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