What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37916 and 37924?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37916 and 37924 is 4.

GCF(37916,37924) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37916 and 37924, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37916 and 37924.

How to find the GCF of 37916 and 37924?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37916 and 37924. After we will calculate the factors of 37916 and 37924 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37916

Prime factors of 37916 are 2, 9479. Prime factorization of 37916 in exponential form is:

37916 = 2² × 9479¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37924

Prime factors of 37924 are 2, 19, 499. Prime factorization of 37924 in exponential form is:

37924 = 2² × 19¹ × 499¹

Step-3: Factors of 37916

List of positive integer factors of 37916 that divides 37916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9479, 18958

Step-4: Factors of 37924

List of positive integer factors of 37924 that divides 37916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 499, 998, 1996, 9481, 18962

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37916 and 37924. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37916 and 37924 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 37916 and 37924