What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8686 and 8706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8686 and 8706 is 2.

GCF(8686,8706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8686 and 8706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8686 and 8706.

How to find the GCF of 8686 and 8706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8686 and 8706. After we will calculate the factors of 8686 and 8706 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8686

Prime factors of 8686 are 2, 43, 101. Prime factorization of 8686 in exponential form is:

8686 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 101¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8706

Prime factors of 8706 are 2, 3, 1451. Prime factorization of 8706 in exponential form is:

8706 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1451¹

Step-3: Factors of 8686

List of positive integer factors of 8686 that divides 8686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 101, 202, 4343

Step-4: Factors of 8706

List of positive integer factors of 8706 that divides 8686 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1451, 2902, 4353

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8686 and 8706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8686 and 8706 is 2.

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