What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3692 and 3708?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3692 and 3708 is 4.

GCF(3692,3708) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3692 and 3708, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3692 and 3708.

How to find the GCF of 3692 and 3708?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3692 and 3708. After we will calculate the factors of 3692 and 3708 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3692

Prime factors of 3692 are 2, 13, 71. Prime factorization of 3692 in exponential form is:

3692 = 2² × 13¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3708

Prime factors of 3708 are 2, 3, 103. Prime factorization of 3708 in exponential form is:

3708 = 2² × 3² × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 3692

List of positive integer factors of 3692 that divides 3692 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 71, 142, 284, 923, 1846

Step-4: Factors of 3708

List of positive integer factors of 3708 that divides 3692 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 103, 206, 309, 412, 618, 927, 1236, 1854

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3692 and 3708. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3692 and 3708 is 4.

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