What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3822 and 3836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3822 and 3836 is 14.

GCF(3822,3836) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3822 and 3836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3822 and 3836.

How to find the GCF of 3822 and 3836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3822 and 3836. After we will calculate the factors of 3822 and 3836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3822

Prime factors of 3822 are 2, 3, 7, 13. Prime factorization of 3822 in exponential form is:

3822 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 13¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3836

Prime factors of 3836 are 2, 7, 137. Prime factorization of 3836 in exponential form is:

3836 = 2² × 7¹ × 137¹

Step-3: Factors of 3822

List of positive integer factors of 3822 that divides 3822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 26, 39, 42, 49, 78, 91, 98, 147, 182, 273, 294, 546, 637, 1274, 1911

Step-4: Factors of 3836

List of positive integer factors of 3836 that divides 3822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 137, 274, 548, 959, 1918

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3822 and 3836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3822 and 3836 is 14.

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