What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3782 and 3788?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3782 and 3788 is 2.

GCF(3782,3788) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3782 and 3788, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3782 and 3788.

How to find the GCF of 3782 and 3788?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3782 and 3788. After we will calculate the factors of 3782 and 3788 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3782

Prime factors of 3782 are 2, 31, 61. Prime factorization of 3782 in exponential form is:

3782 = 2¹ × 31¹ × 61¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3788

Prime factors of 3788 are 2, 947. Prime factorization of 3788 in exponential form is:

3788 = 2² × 947¹

Step-3: Factors of 3782

List of positive integer factors of 3782 that divides 3782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 31, 61, 62, 122, 1891

Step-4: Factors of 3788

List of positive integer factors of 3788 that divides 3782 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 947, 1894

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3782 and 3788. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3782 and 3788 is 2.

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