What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8986 and 8996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8986 and 8996 is 2.

GCF(8986,8996) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8986 and 8996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8986 and 8996.

How to find the GCF of 8986 and 8996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8986 and 8996. After we will calculate the factors of 8986 and 8996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8986

Prime factors of 8986 are 2, 4493. Prime factorization of 8986 in exponential form is:

8986 = 2¹ × 4493¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8996

Prime factors of 8996 are 2, 13, 173. Prime factorization of 8996 in exponential form is:

8996 = 2² × 13¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 8986

List of positive integer factors of 8986 that divides 8986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4493

Step-4: Factors of 8996

List of positive integer factors of 8996 that divides 8986 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 173, 346, 692, 2249, 4498

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8986 and 8996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8986 and 8996 is 2.

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