What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3836 and 3842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3836 and 3842 is 2.

GCF(3836,3842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3836 and 3842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3836 and 3842.

How to find the GCF of 3836 and 3842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3836 and 3842. After we will calculate the factors of 3836 and 3842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3842

Prime factors of 3842 are 2, 17, 113. Prime factorization of 3842 in exponential form is:

3842 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 113¹

Step-3: Factors of 3836

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3842

List of positive integer factors of 3842 that divides 3836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 113, 226, 1921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3836 and 3842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3836 and 3842 is 2.

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