Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.

(14, 10, 9)

(6, 8, 2)

(8, 4, ?)

(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into its constituent digits. E.g. 13 — Operations on 13 such as adding/subtracting/multiplying etc. to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1 and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed)