What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8664 and 8678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8664 and 8678 is 2.

GCF(8664,8678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8664 and 8678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8664 and 8678.

How to find the GCF of 8664 and 8678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8664 and 8678. After we will calculate the factors of 8664 and 8678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8664

Prime factors of 8664 are 2, 3, 19. Prime factorization of 8664 in exponential form is:

8664 = 2³ × 3¹ × 19²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8678

Prime factors of 8678 are 2, 4339. Prime factorization of 8678 in exponential form is:

8678 = 2¹ × 4339¹

Step-3: Factors of 8664

List of positive integer factors of 8664 that divides 8664 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 19, 24, 38, 57, 76, 114, 152, 228, 361, 456, 722, 1083, 1444, 2166, 2888, 4332

Step-4: Factors of 8678

List of positive integer factors of 8678 that divides 8664 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8664 and 8678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8664 and 8678 is 2.

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