What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8940 and 8958?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8940 and 8958 is 6.

GCF(8940,8958) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8940 and 8958, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8940 and 8958.

How to find the GCF of 8940 and 8958?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8940 and 8958. After we will calculate the factors of 8940 and 8958 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8940

Prime factors of 8940 are 2, 3, 5, 149. Prime factorization of 8940 in exponential form is:

8940 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8958

Prime factors of 8958 are 2, 3, 1493. Prime factorization of 8958 in exponential form is:

8958 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1493¹

Step-3: Factors of 8940

List of positive integer factors of 8940 that divides 8940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 149, 298, 447, 596, 745, 894, 1490, 1788, 2235, 2980, 4470

Step-4: Factors of 8958

List of positive integer factors of 8958 that divides 8940 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 1493, 2986, 4479

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8940 and 8958. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8940 and 8958 is 6.

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