What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3820 and 3826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3820 and 3826 is 2.

GCF(3820,3826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3820 and 3826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3820 and 3826.

How to find the GCF of 3820 and 3826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3820 and 3826. After we will calculate the factors of 3820 and 3826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3820

Prime factors of 3820 are 2, 5, 191. Prime factorization of 3820 in exponential form is:

3820 = 2² × 5¹ × 191¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3826

Prime factors of 3826 are 2, 1913. Prime factorization of 3826 in exponential form is:

3826 = 2¹ × 1913¹

Step-3: Factors of 3820

List of positive integer factors of 3820 that divides 3820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 191, 382, 764, 955, 1910

Step-4: Factors of 3826

List of positive integer factors of 3826 that divides 3820 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3820 and 3826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3820 and 3826 is 2.

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