What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8682 and 8696?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8682 and 8696 is 2.

GCF(8682,8696) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8682 and 8696, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8682 and 8696.

How to find the GCF of 8682 and 8696?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8682 and 8696. After we will calculate the factors of 8682 and 8696 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8682

Prime factors of 8682 are 2, 3, 1447. Prime factorization of 8682 in exponential form is:

8682 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1447¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8696

Prime factors of 8696 are 2, 1087. Prime factorization of 8696 in exponential form is:

8696 = 2³ × 1087¹

Step-3: Factors of 8682

List of positive integer factors of 8682 that divides 8682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1447, 2894, 4341

Step-4: Factors of 8696

List of positive integer factors of 8696 that divides 8682 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1087, 2174, 4348

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8682 and 8696. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8682 and 8696 is 2.

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