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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8736 and 8740?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8736 and 8740 is 4.

GCF(8736,8740) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8736 and 8740, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8736 and 8740.

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How to find the GCF of 8736 and 8740?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8736 and 8740. After we will calculate the factors of 8736 and 8740 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8736

Prime factors of 8736 are 2, 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 8736 in exponential form is:

8736 = 25 × 31 × 71 × 131

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8740

Prime factors of 8740 are 2, 5, 19, 23. Prime factorization of 8740 in exponential form is:

8740 = 22 × 51 × 191 × 231

Step-3: Factors of 8736

List of positive integer factors of 8736 that divides 8736 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 21, 24, 26, 28, 32, 39, 42, 48, 52, 56, 78, 84, 91, 96, 104, 112, 156, 168, 182, 208, 224, 273, 312, 336, 364, 416, 546, 624, 672, 728, 1092, 1248, 1456, 2184, 2912, 4368

Step-4: Factors of 8740

List of positive integer factors of 8740 that divides 8736 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 19, 20, 23, 38, 46, 76, 92, 95, 115, 190, 230, 380, 437, 460, 874, 1748, 2185, 4370

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8736 and 8740. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8736 and 8740 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8736 and 8740