What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1384 and 1396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1384 and 1396 is 4.

GCF(1384,1396) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1384 and 1396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1384 and 1396.

How to find the GCF of 1384 and 1396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1384 and 1396. After we will calculate the factors of 1384 and 1396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1384

Prime factors of 1384 are 2, 173. Prime factorization of 1384 in exponential form is:

1384 = 2³ × 173¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1396

Prime factors of 1396 are 2, 349. Prime factorization of 1396 in exponential form is:

1396 = 2² × 349¹

Step-3: Factors of 1384

List of positive integer factors of 1384 that divides 1384 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 173, 346, 692

Step-4: Factors of 1396

List of positive integer factors of 1396 that divides 1384 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 349, 698

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1384 and 1396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1384 and 1396 is 4.

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