What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3798 and 3818?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3798 and 3818 is 2.

GCF(3798,3818) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3798 and 3818, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3798 and 3818.

How to find the GCF of 3798 and 3818?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3798 and 3818. After we will calculate the factors of 3798 and 3818 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3798

Prime factors of 3798 are 2, 3, 211. Prime factorization of 3798 in exponential form is:

3798 = 2¹ × 3² × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3818

Prime factors of 3818 are 2, 23, 83. Prime factorization of 3818 in exponential form is:

3818 = 2¹ × 23¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 3798

List of positive integer factors of 3798 that divides 3798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 211, 422, 633, 1266, 1899

Step-4: Factors of 3818

List of positive integer factors of 3818 that divides 3798 without a remainder.

1, 2, 23, 46, 83, 166, 1909

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3798 and 3818. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3798 and 3818 is 2.

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