What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8886 and 8892?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8886 and 8892 is 6.

GCF(8886,8892) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8886 and 8892, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8886 and 8892.

How to find the GCF of 8886 and 8892?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8886 and 8892. After we will calculate the factors of 8886 and 8892 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8892

Prime factors of 8892 are 2, 3, 13, 19. Prime factorization of 8892 in exponential form is:

8892 = 2² × 3² × 13¹ × 19¹

Step-3: Factors of 8886

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 8892

List of positive integer factors of 8892 that divides 8886 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19, 26, 36, 38, 39, 52, 57, 76, 78, 114, 117, 156, 171, 228, 234, 247, 342, 468, 494, 684, 741, 988, 1482, 2223, 2964, 4446

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8886 and 8892. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8886 and 8892 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8886 and 8892