What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8892 and 8896?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8892 and 8896 is 4.

GCF(8892,8896) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8892 and 8896, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8892 and 8896.

How to find the GCF of 8892 and 8896?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8892 and 8896. After we will calculate the factors of 8892 and 8896 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 8896

Prime factors of 8896 are 2, 139. Prime factorization of 8896 in exponential form is:

8896 = 2⁶ × 139¹

Step-3: Factors of 8892

List of positive integer factors of 8892 that divides 8892 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

Step-4: Factors of 8896

List of positive integer factors of 8896 that divides 8892 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 139, 278, 556, 1112, 2224, 4448

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8892 and 8896. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8892 and 8896 is 4.

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