What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8862 and 8882?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8862 and 8882 is 2.

GCF(8862,8882) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8862 and 8882, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8862 and 8882.

How to find the GCF of 8862 and 8882?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8862 and 8882. After we will calculate the factors of 8862 and 8882 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8862

Prime factors of 8862 are 2, 3, 7, 211. Prime factorization of 8862 in exponential form is:

8862 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8882

Prime factors of 8882 are 2, 4441. Prime factorization of 8882 in exponential form is:

8882 = 2¹ × 4441¹

Step-3: Factors of 8862

List of positive integer factors of 8862 that divides 8862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 211, 422, 633, 1266, 1477, 2954, 4431

Step-4: Factors of 8882

List of positive integer factors of 8882 that divides 8862 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4441

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8862 and 8882. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8862 and 8882 is 2.

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