What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1788 and 1796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1788 and 1796 is 4.

GCF(1788,1796) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1788 and 1796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1788 and 1796.

How to find the GCF of 1788 and 1796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1788 and 1796. After we will calculate the factors of 1788 and 1796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1788

Prime factors of 1788 are 2, 3, 149. Prime factorization of 1788 in exponential form is:

1788 = 2² × 3¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1796

Prime factors of 1796 are 2, 449. Prime factorization of 1796 in exponential form is:

1796 = 2² × 449¹

Step-3: Factors of 1788

List of positive integer factors of 1788 that divides 1788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 149, 298, 447, 596, 894

Step-4: Factors of 1796

List of positive integer factors of 1796 that divides 1788 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 449, 898

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1788 and 1796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1788 and 1796 is 4.

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