What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37786 and 37798?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37786 and 37798 is 2.

GCF(37786,37798) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37786 and 37798, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37786 and 37798.

How to find the GCF of 37786 and 37798?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37786 and 37798. After we will calculate the factors of 37786 and 37798 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37786

Prime factors of 37786 are 2, 7, 2699. Prime factorization of 37786 in exponential form is:

37786 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2699¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37798

Prime factors of 37798 are 2, 18899. Prime factorization of 37798 in exponential form is:

37798 = 2¹ × 18899¹

Step-3: Factors of 37786

List of positive integer factors of 37786 that divides 37786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 2699, 5398, 18893

Step-4: Factors of 37798

List of positive integer factors of 37798 that divides 37786 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18899

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37786 and 37798. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37786 and 37798 is 2.

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