What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8872 and 8886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8872 and 8886 is 2.

GCF(8872,8886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8872 and 8886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8872 and 8886.

How to find the GCF of 8872 and 8886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8872 and 8886. After we will calculate the factors of 8872 and 8886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8872

Prime factors of 8872 are 2, 1109. Prime factorization of 8872 in exponential form is:

8872 = 2³ × 1109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8886

Prime factors of 8886 are 2, 3, 1481. Prime factorization of 8886 in exponential form is:

8886 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1481¹

Step-3: Factors of 8872

List of positive integer factors of 8872 that divides 8872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 1109, 2218, 4436

Step-4: Factors of 8886

List of positive integer factors of 8886 that divides 8872 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1481, 2962, 4443

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8872 and 8886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8872 and 8886 is 2.

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