What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8792 and 8796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8792 and 8796 is 4.

GCF(8792,8796) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8792 and 8796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8792 and 8796.

How to find the GCF of 8792 and 8796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8792 and 8796. After we will calculate the factors of 8792 and 8796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8792

Prime factors of 8792 are 2, 7, 157. Prime factorization of 8792 in exponential form is:

8792 = 2³ × 7¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8796

Prime factors of 8796 are 2, 3, 733. Prime factorization of 8796 in exponential form is:

8796 = 2² × 3¹ × 733¹

Step-3: Factors of 8792

List of positive integer factors of 8792 that divides 8792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56, 157, 314, 628, 1099, 1256, 2198, 4396

Step-4: Factors of 8796

List of positive integer factors of 8796 that divides 8792 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 733, 1466, 2199, 2932, 4398

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8792 and 8796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8792 and 8796 is 4.

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