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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1884 and 1888?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1884 and 1888 is 4.

GCF(1884,1888) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1884 and 1888, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1884 and 1888.

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How to find the GCF of 1884 and 1888?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1884 and 1888. After we will calculate the factors of 1884 and 1888 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 1888

Prime factors of 1888 are 2, 59. Prime factorization of 1888 in exponential form is:

1888 = 25 × 591

Step-3: Factors of 1884

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 1888

List of positive integer factors of 1888 that divides 1884 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 59, 118, 236, 472, 944

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1884 and 1888. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1884 and 1888 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 1884 and 1888