What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3824 and 3838?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3824 and 3838 is 2.

GCF(3824,3838) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3824 and 3838, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3824 and 3838.

How to find the GCF of 3824 and 3838?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3824 and 3838. After we will calculate the factors of 3824 and 3838 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3824

Prime factors of 3824 are 2, 239. Prime factorization of 3824 in exponential form is:

3824 = 2⁴ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3838

Prime factors of 3838 are 2, 19, 101. Prime factorization of 3838 in exponential form is:

3838 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 3824

List of positive integer factors of 3824 that divides 3824 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 239, 478, 956, 1912

Step-4: Factors of 3838

List of positive integer factors of 3838 that divides 3824 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 101, 202, 1919

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3824 and 3838. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3824 and 3838 is 2.

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