What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3830 and 3846?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3830 and 3846 is 2.

GCF(3830,3846) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3830 and 3846, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3830 and 3846.

How to find the GCF of 3830 and 3846?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3830 and 3846. After we will calculate the factors of 3830 and 3846 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3830

Prime factors of 3830 are 2, 5, 383. Prime factorization of 3830 in exponential form is:

3830 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3846

Prime factors of 3846 are 2, 3, 641. Prime factorization of 3846 in exponential form is:

3846 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 641¹

Step-3: Factors of 3830

List of positive integer factors of 3830 that divides 3830 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 383, 766, 1915

Step-4: Factors of 3846

List of positive integer factors of 3846 that divides 3830 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 641, 1282, 1923

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3830 and 3846. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3830 and 3846 is 2.

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