What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3791 and 3796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3791 and 3796 is 1.

GCF(3791,3796) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3791 and 3796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3791 and 3796.

How to find the GCF of 3791 and 3796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3791 and 3796. After we will calculate the factors of 3791 and 3796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3791

Prime factors of 3791 are 17, 223. Prime factorization of 3791 in exponential form is:

3791 = 17¹ × 223¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3796

Prime factors of 3796 are 2, 13, 73. Prime factorization of 3796 in exponential form is:

3796 = 2² × 13¹ × 73¹

Step-3: Factors of 3791

List of positive integer factors of 3791 that divides 3791 without a remainder.

1, 17, 223

Step-4: Factors of 3796

List of positive integer factors of 3796 that divides 3791 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 73, 146, 292, 949, 1898

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3791 and 3796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3791 and 3796 is 1.

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