What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3836 and 3850?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3836 and 3850 is 14.

GCF(3836,3850) = 14

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3836 and 3850, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3836 and 3850.

How to find the GCF of 3836 and 3850?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3836 and 3850. After we will calculate the factors of 3836 and 3850 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 3850

Prime factors of 3850 are 2, 5, 7, 11. Prime factorization of 3850 in exponential form is:

3850 = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 11¹

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 3850

List of positive integer factors of 3850 that divides 3836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 22, 25, 35, 50, 55, 70, 77, 110, 154, 175, 275, 350, 385, 550, 770, 1925

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3836 and 3850. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3836 and 3850 is 14.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3836 and 3850