What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8824 and 8842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8824 and 8842 is 2.

GCF(8824,8842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8824 and 8842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8824 and 8842.

How to find the GCF of 8824 and 8842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8824 and 8842. After we will calculate the factors of 8824 and 8842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8824

Prime factors of 8824 are 2, 1103. Prime factorization of 8824 in exponential form is:

8824 = 2³ × 1103¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8842

Prime factors of 8842 are 2, 4421. Prime factorization of 8842 in exponential form is:

8842 = 2¹ × 4421¹

Step-3: Factors of 8824

List of positive integer factors of 8824 that divides 8824 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1103, 2206, 4412

Step-4: Factors of 8842

List of positive integer factors of 8842 that divides 8824 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4421

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8824 and 8842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8824 and 8842 is 2.

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