What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7888 and 7908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7888 and 7908 is 4.

GCF(7888,7908) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7888 and 7908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7888 and 7908.

How to find the GCF of 7888 and 7908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7888 and 7908. After we will calculate the factors of 7888 and 7908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7888

Prime factors of 7888 are 2, 17, 29. Prime factorization of 7888 in exponential form is:

7888 = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7908

Prime factors of 7908 are 2, 3, 659. Prime factorization of 7908 in exponential form is:

7908 = 2² × 3¹ × 659¹

Step-3: Factors of 7888

List of positive integer factors of 7888 that divides 7888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 17, 29, 34, 58, 68, 116, 136, 232, 272, 464, 493, 986, 1972, 3944

Step-4: Factors of 7908

List of positive integer factors of 7908 that divides 7888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 659, 1318, 1977, 2636, 3954

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7888 and 7908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7888 and 7908 is 4.

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