Greatest Common Factor of 8238 and 8240

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023

Make use of GCF Calculator to quickly find the Greatest Common Factor of numbers 8238, 8240 i.e. 2 largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8238 and 8240 is 2.

GCF(8238,8240) = 2

GCF of 8238 and 8240

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in following way;

GCF of:
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Greatest Common Factor of 8238 and 8240

GCF of 8238 and 8240 is 2

Prime Factorization of 8238


2 8238
3 4119
1373 1373
1

Prime factors of 8238 are 2,3,1373. Prime factorization of 8238 in exponential form is:

8238 = 21×31×13731

Prime Factorization of 8240


2 8240
2 4120
2 2060
2 1030
5 515
103 103
1

Prime factors of 8240 are 2,5,103. Prime factorization of 8240 in exponential form is:

8240 = 24×51×1031

∴ So by taking common prime factors GCF of 8238 and 8240 is 2

Greatest Common Factor of 8238 and 8240 by matching factors method

Factors of 8238

List of positive integer factors of 8238 that divides 8238 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,1373,2746,4119,8238

Factors of 8240

List of positive integer factors of 8240 that divides 8240 without a remainder.

1,2,4,5,8,10,16,20,40,80,103,206,412,515,824,1030,1648,2060,4120,8240

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8238 and 8240. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8238 and 8240 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 8238 and 8240

Properties of GCF 8238 and 8240

(i) The GCF of 8238 and 8240 is associative

GCF of 8238 and 8240 = GCF of 8240 and 8238

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 8238 and 8240

1. What is the GCF of 8238 and 8240?

Answer: GCF of 8238 and 8240 is 2.

2. What are the Factors of 8238?

Answer: Factors of 8238 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 1373, 2746, 4119, 8238. There are 8 integers that are factors of 8238. The greatest factor of 8238 is 8238.

3. What are the Factors of 8240?

Answer: Factors of 8240 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 40, 80, 103, 206, 412, 515, 824, 1030, 1648, 2060, 4120, 8240. There are 20 integers that are factors of 8240. The greatest factor of 8240 is 8240.

4. How to Find the GCF of 8238 and 8240?

Answer:

Greatest Common Factor of 8238 and 8240 = 2

Step 1: Find the prime factorization of 8238

8238 = 2 x 3 x 1373

Step 2: Find the prime factorization of 8240

8240 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 103

Step 3: Multiply those factors both numbers have in common in steps i) or ii) above to find the gcf:

GCF = 2

Step 4: Therefore, the greatest common factor of 8238 and 8240 is 2