What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1878 and 1884?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1878 and 1884 is 6.

GCF(1878,1884) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1878 and 1884, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1878 and 1884.

How to find the GCF of 1878 and 1884?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1878 and 1884. After we will calculate the factors of 1878 and 1884 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1878

Prime factors of 1878 are 2, 3, 313. Prime factorization of 1878 in exponential form is:

1878 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 313¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1884

Prime factors of 1884 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 1884 in exponential form is:

1884 = 2² × 3¹ × 157¹

Step-3: Factors of 1878

List of positive integer factors of 1878 that divides 1878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 313, 626, 939

Step-4: Factors of 1884

List of positive integer factors of 1884 that divides 1878 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 157, 314, 471, 628, 942

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1878 and 1884. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1878 and 1884 is 6.

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