What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8838 and 8852?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8838 and 8852 is 2.

GCF(8838,8852) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8838 and 8852, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8838 and 8852.

How to find the GCF of 8838 and 8852?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8838 and 8852. After we will calculate the factors of 8838 and 8852 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8838

Prime factors of 8838 are 2, 3, 491. Prime factorization of 8838 in exponential form is:

8838 = 2¹ × 3² × 491¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8852

Prime factors of 8852 are 2, 2213. Prime factorization of 8852 in exponential form is:

8852 = 2² × 2213¹

Step-3: Factors of 8838

List of positive integer factors of 8838 that divides 8838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 491, 982, 1473, 2946, 4419

Step-4: Factors of 8852

List of positive integer factors of 8852 that divides 8838 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2213, 4426

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8838 and 8852. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8838 and 8852 is 2.

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