What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37716 and 37724?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37716 and 37724 is 4.

GCF(37716,37724) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37716 and 37724, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37716 and 37724.

How to find the GCF of 37716 and 37724?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37716 and 37724. After we will calculate the factors of 37716 and 37724 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37716

Prime factors of 37716 are 2, 3, 7, 449. Prime factorization of 37716 in exponential form is:

37716 = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 449¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37724

Prime factors of 37724 are 2, 9431. Prime factorization of 37724 in exponential form is:

37724 = 2² × 9431¹

Step-3: Factors of 37716

List of positive integer factors of 37716 that divides 37716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84, 449, 898, 1347, 1796, 2694, 3143, 5388, 6286, 9429, 12572, 18858

Step-4: Factors of 37724

List of positive integer factors of 37724 that divides 37716 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9431, 18862

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37716 and 37724. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37716 and 37724 is 4.

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