What is the Greatest Common Factor of 10388 and 10396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 10388 and 10396 is 4.

GCF(10388,10396) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 10388 and 10396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 10388 and 10396.

How to find the GCF of 10388 and 10396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 10388 and 10396. After we will calculate the factors of 10388 and 10396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 10388

Prime factors of 10388 are 2, 7, 53. Prime factorization of 10388 in exponential form is:

10388 = 2² × 7² × 53¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 10396

Prime factors of 10396 are 2, 23, 113. Prime factorization of 10396 in exponential form is:

10396 = 2² × 23¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 10388

List of positive integer factors of 10388 that divides 10388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 53, 98, 106, 196, 212, 371, 742, 1484, 2597, 5194

Step-4: Factors of 10396

List of positive integer factors of 10396 that divides 10388 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 113, 226, 452, 2599, 5198

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 10388 and 10396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 10388 and 10396 is 4.

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