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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 868 and 888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 868 and 888 is 4.

GCF(868,888) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 868 and 888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 868 and 888.

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How to find the GCF of 868 and 888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 868 and 888. After we will calculate the factors of 868 and 888 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 868

Prime factors of 868 are 2, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 868 in exponential form is:

868 = 22 × 71 × 311

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 888

Prime factors of 888 are 2, 3, 37. Prime factorization of 888 in exponential form is:

888 = 23 × 31 × 371

Step-3: Factors of 868

List of positive integer factors of 868 that divides 868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 31, 62, 124, 217, 434

Step-4: Factors of 888

List of positive integer factors of 888 that divides 868 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 37, 74, 111, 148, 222, 296, 444

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 868 and 888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 868 and 888 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 868 and 888