What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3836 and 3847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3836 and 3847 is 1.

GCF(3836,3847) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3836 and 3847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3836 and 3847.

How to find the GCF of 3836 and 3847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3836 and 3847. After we will calculate the factors of 3836 and 3847 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 3847

Prime factors of 3847 are 3847. Prime factorization of 3847 in exponential form is:

3847 = 3847¹

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 3847

List of positive integer factors of 3847 that divides 3836 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3836 and 3847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3836 and 3847 is 1.

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