What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8694 and 8698?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8694 and 8698 is 2.

GCF(8694,8698) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8694 and 8698, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8694 and 8698.

How to find the GCF of 8694 and 8698?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8694 and 8698. After we will calculate the factors of 8694 and 8698 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8694

Prime factors of 8694 are 2, 3, 7, 23. Prime factorization of 8694 in exponential form is:

8694 = 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 23¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8698

Prime factors of 8698 are 2, 4349. Prime factorization of 8698 in exponential form is:

8698 = 2¹ × 4349¹

Step-3: Factors of 8694

List of positive integer factors of 8694 that divides 8694 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 23, 27, 42, 46, 54, 63, 69, 126, 138, 161, 189, 207, 322, 378, 414, 483, 621, 966, 1242, 1449, 2898, 4347

Step-4: Factors of 8698

List of positive integer factors of 8698 that divides 8694 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4349

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8694 and 8698. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8694 and 8698 is 2.

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