What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8860 and 8864?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8860 and 8864 is 4.

GCF(8860,8864) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8860 and 8864, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8860 and 8864.

How to find the GCF of 8860 and 8864?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8860 and 8864. After we will calculate the factors of 8860 and 8864 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8860

Prime factors of 8860 are 2, 5, 443. Prime factorization of 8860 in exponential form is:

8860 = 2² × 5¹ × 443¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8864

Prime factors of 8864 are 2, 277. Prime factorization of 8864 in exponential form is:

8864 = 2⁵ × 277¹

Step-3: Factors of 8860

List of positive integer factors of 8860 that divides 8860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 443, 886, 1772, 2215, 4430

Step-4: Factors of 8864

List of positive integer factors of 8864 that divides 8860 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 277, 554, 1108, 2216, 4432

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8860 and 8864. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8860 and 8864 is 4.

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