What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8758 and 8762?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8758 and 8762 is 2.

GCF(8758,8762) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8758 and 8762, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8758 and 8762.

How to find the GCF of 8758 and 8762?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8758 and 8762. After we will calculate the factors of 8758 and 8762 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8758

Prime factors of 8758 are 2, 29, 151. Prime factorization of 8758 in exponential form is:

8758 = 2¹ × 29¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8762

Prime factors of 8762 are 2, 13, 337. Prime factorization of 8762 in exponential form is:

8762 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 337¹

Step-3: Factors of 8758

List of positive integer factors of 8758 that divides 8758 without a remainder.

1, 2, 29, 58, 151, 302, 4379

Step-4: Factors of 8762

List of positive integer factors of 8762 that divides 8758 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 337, 674, 4381

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8758 and 8762. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8758 and 8762 is 2.

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