What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3802 and 3806?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3802 and 3806 is 2.

GCF(3802,3806) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3802 and 3806, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3802 and 3806.

How to find the GCF of 3802 and 3806?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3802 and 3806. After we will calculate the factors of 3802 and 3806 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3802

Prime factors of 3802 are 2, 1901. Prime factorization of 3802 in exponential form is:

3802 = 2¹ × 1901¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3806

Prime factors of 3806 are 2, 11, 173. Prime factorization of 3806 in exponential form is:

3806 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 173¹

Step-3: Factors of 3802

List of positive integer factors of 3802 that divides 3802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1901

Step-4: Factors of 3806

List of positive integer factors of 3806 that divides 3802 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 173, 346, 1903

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3802 and 3806. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3802 and 3806 is 2.

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