What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8786 and 8794?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8786 and 8794 is 2.

GCF(8786,8794) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8786 and 8794, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8786 and 8794.

How to find the GCF of 8786 and 8794?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8786 and 8794. After we will calculate the factors of 8786 and 8794 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8786

Prime factors of 8786 are 2, 23, 191. Prime factorization of 8786 in exponential form is:

8786 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8794

Prime factors of 8794 are 2, 4397. Prime factorization of 8794 in exponential form is:

8794 = 2¹ × 4397¹

Step-3: Factors of 8786

List of positive integer factors of 8786 that divides 8786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 191, 382, 4393

Step-4: Factors of 8794

List of positive integer factors of 8794 that divides 8786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4397

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8786 and 8794. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8786 and 8794 is 2.

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