What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8798 and 8802?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8798 and 8802 is 2.

GCF(8798,8802) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8798 and 8802, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8798 and 8802.

How to find the GCF of 8798 and 8802?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8798 and 8802. After we will calculate the factors of 8798 and 8802 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8798

Prime factors of 8798 are 2, 53, 83. Prime factorization of 8798 in exponential form is:

8798 = 2¹ × 53¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8802

Prime factors of 8802 are 2, 3, 163. Prime factorization of 8802 in exponential form is:

8802 = 2¹ × 3³ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 8798

List of positive integer factors of 8798 that divides 8798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 53, 83, 106, 166, 4399

Step-4: Factors of 8802

List of positive integer factors of 8802 that divides 8798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 163, 326, 489, 978, 1467, 2934, 4401

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8798 and 8802. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8798 and 8802 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8798 and 8802