What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3768 and 3786?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3768 and 3786 is 6.

GCF(3768,3786) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3768 and 3786, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3768 and 3786.

How to find the GCF of 3768 and 3786?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3768 and 3786. After we will calculate the factors of 3768 and 3786 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3768

Prime factors of 3768 are 2, 3, 157. Prime factorization of 3768 in exponential form is:

3768 = 2³ × 3¹ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3786

Prime factors of 3786 are 2, 3, 631. Prime factorization of 3786 in exponential form is:

3786 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 631¹

Step-3: Factors of 3768

List of positive integer factors of 3768 that divides 3768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 157, 314, 471, 628, 942, 1256, 1884

Step-4: Factors of 3786

List of positive integer factors of 3786 that divides 3768 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 631, 1262, 1893

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3768 and 3786. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3768 and 3786 is 6.

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