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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3738 and 3756?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3738 and 3756 is 6.

GCF(3738,3756) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3738 and 3756, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3738 and 3756.

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How to find the GCF of 3738 and 3756?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3738 and 3756. After we will calculate the factors of 3738 and 3756 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 3756

Prime factors of 3756 are 2, 3, 313. Prime factorization of 3756 in exponential form is:

3756 = 22 × 31 × 3131

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 3756

List of positive integer factors of 3756 that divides 3738 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 313, 626, 939, 1252, 1878

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3738 and 3756. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3738 and 3756 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3738 and 3756