What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8922 and 8942?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8922 and 8942 is 2.

GCF(8922,8942) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8922 and 8942, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8922 and 8942.

How to find the GCF of 8922 and 8942?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8922 and 8942. After we will calculate the factors of 8922 and 8942 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8922

Prime factors of 8922 are 2, 3, 1487. Prime factorization of 8922 in exponential form is:

8922 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8942

Prime factors of 8942 are 2, 17, 263. Prime factorization of 8942 in exponential form is:

8942 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 8922

List of positive integer factors of 8922 that divides 8922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1487, 2974, 4461

Step-4: Factors of 8942

List of positive integer factors of 8942 that divides 8922 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 263, 526, 4471

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8922 and 8942. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8922 and 8942 is 2.

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