What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8674 and 8678?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8674 and 8678 is 2.

GCF(8674,8678) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8674 and 8678, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8674 and 8678.

How to find the GCF of 8674 and 8678?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8674 and 8678. After we will calculate the factors of 8674 and 8678 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8674

Prime factors of 8674 are 2, 4337. Prime factorization of 8674 in exponential form is:

8674 = 2¹ × 4337¹

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 8674

List of positive integer factors of 8674 that divides 8674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4337

Step-4: Factors of 8678

List of positive integer factors of 8678 that divides 8674 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8674 and 8678. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8674 and 8678 is 2.

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