What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8972 and 8978?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8972 and 8978 is 2.

GCF(8972,8978) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8972 and 8978, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8972 and 8978.

How to find the GCF of 8972 and 8978?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8972 and 8978. After we will calculate the factors of 8972 and 8978 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8972

Prime factors of 8972 are 2, 2243. Prime factorization of 8972 in exponential form is:

8972 = 2² × 2243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8978

Prime factors of 8978 are 2, 67. Prime factorization of 8978 in exponential form is:

8978 = 2¹ × 67²

Step-3: Factors of 8972

List of positive integer factors of 8972 that divides 8972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 2243, 4486

Step-4: Factors of 8978

List of positive integer factors of 8978 that divides 8972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 4489

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8972 and 8978. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8972 and 8978 is 2.

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