What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3828 and 3836?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3828 and 3836 is 4.

GCF(3828,3836) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3828 and 3836, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3828 and 3836.

How to find the GCF of 3828 and 3836?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3828 and 3836. After we will calculate the factors of 3828 and 3836 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3828

Prime factors of 3828 are 2, 3, 11, 29. Prime factorization of 3828 in exponential form is:

3828 = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 29¹

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 3828

List of positive integer factors of 3828 that divides 3828 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 22, 29, 33, 44, 58, 66, 87, 116, 132, 174, 319, 348, 638, 957, 1276, 1914

Step-4: Factors of 3836

List of positive integer factors of 3836 that divides 3828 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 3828 and 3836. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3828 and 3836 is 4.

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