What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8602 and 8618?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8602 and 8618 is 2.

GCF(8602,8618) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8602 and 8618, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8602 and 8618.

How to find the GCF of 8602 and 8618?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8602 and 8618. After we will calculate the factors of 8602 and 8618 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8618

Prime factors of 8618 are 2, 31, 139. Prime factorization of 8618 in exponential form is:

8618 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 8602

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8618

List of positive integer factors of 8618 that divides 8602 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 62, 139, 278, 4309

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8602 and 8618. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8602 and 8618 is 2.

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