What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8876 and 8886?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8876 and 8886 is 2.

GCF(8876,8886) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8876 and 8886, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8876 and 8886.

How to find the GCF of 8876 and 8886?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8876 and 8886. After we will calculate the factors of 8876 and 8886 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8876

Prime factors of 8876 are 2, 7, 317. Prime factorization of 8876 in exponential form is:

8876 = 2² × 7¹ × 317¹

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 8876

List of positive integer factors of 8876 that divides 8876 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 317, 634, 1268, 2219, 4438

Step-4: Factors of 8886

List of positive integer factors of 8886 that divides 8876 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8876 and 8886. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8876 and 8886 is 2.

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