What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8906 and 8924?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8906 and 8924 is 2.

GCF(8906,8924) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8906 and 8924, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8906 and 8924.

How to find the GCF of 8906 and 8924?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8906 and 8924. After we will calculate the factors of 8906 and 8924 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8906

Prime factors of 8906 are 2, 61, 73. Prime factorization of 8906 in exponential form is:

8906 = 2¹ × 61¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8924

Prime factors of 8924 are 2, 23, 97. Prime factorization of 8924 in exponential form is:

8924 = 2² × 23¹ × 97¹

Step-3: Factors of 8906

List of positive integer factors of 8906 that divides 8906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 61, 73, 122, 146, 4453

Step-4: Factors of 8924

List of positive integer factors of 8924 that divides 8906 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 97, 194, 388, 2231, 4462

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8906 and 8924. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8906 and 8924 is 2.

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