What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8856 and 8868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8856 and 8868 is 12.

GCF(8856,8868) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8856 and 8868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8856 and 8868.

How to find the GCF of 8856 and 8868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8856 and 8868. After we will calculate the factors of 8856 and 8868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8856

Prime factors of 8856 are 2, 3, 41. Prime factorization of 8856 in exponential form is:

8856 = 2³ × 3³ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8868

Prime factors of 8868 are 2, 3, 739. Prime factorization of 8868 in exponential form is:

8868 = 2² × 3¹ × 739¹

Step-3: Factors of 8856

List of positive integer factors of 8856 that divides 8856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 41, 54, 72, 82, 108, 123, 164, 216, 246, 328, 369, 492, 738, 984, 1107, 1476, 2214, 2952, 4428

Step-4: Factors of 8868

List of positive integer factors of 8868 that divides 8856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 739, 1478, 2217, 2956, 4434

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8856 and 8868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8856 and 8868 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8856 and 8868