What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3738 and 3746?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3738 and 3746 is 2.

GCF(3738,3746) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3738 and 3746, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3738 and 3746.

How to find the GCF of 3738 and 3746?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3738 and 3746. After we will calculate the factors of 3738 and 3746 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3738

Prime factors of 3738 are 2, 3, 7, 89. Prime factorization of 3738 in exponential form is:

3738 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 89¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3746

Prime factors of 3746 are 2, 1873. Prime factorization of 3746 in exponential form is:

3746 = 2¹ × 1873¹

Step-3: Factors of 3738

List of positive integer factors of 3738 that divides 3738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 89, 178, 267, 534, 623, 1246, 1869

Step-4: Factors of 3746

List of positive integer factors of 3746 that divides 3738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1873

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3738 and 3746. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3738 and 3746 is 2.

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