What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8918 and 8931?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8918 and 8931 is 13.

GCF(8918,8931) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8918 and 8931, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8918 and 8931.

How to find the GCF of 8918 and 8931?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8918 and 8931. After we will calculate the factors of 8918 and 8931 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8918

Prime factors of 8918 are 2, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 8918 in exponential form is:

8918 = 2¹ × 7³ × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8931

Prime factors of 8931 are 3, 13, 229. Prime factorization of 8931 in exponential form is:

8931 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 8918

List of positive integer factors of 8918 that divides 8918 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 49, 91, 98, 182, 343, 637, 686, 1274, 4459

Step-4: Factors of 8931

List of positive integer factors of 8931 that divides 8918 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 229, 687, 2977

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8918 and 8931. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8918 and 8931 is 13.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8918 and 8931