What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3856 and 3862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3856 and 3862 is 2.

GCF(3856,3862) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3856 and 3862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3856 and 3862.

How to find the GCF of 3856 and 3862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3856 and 3862. After we will calculate the factors of 3856 and 3862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3856

Prime factors of 3856 are 2, 241. Prime factorization of 3856 in exponential form is:

3856 = 2⁴ × 241¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3862

Prime factors of 3862 are 2, 1931. Prime factorization of 3862 in exponential form is:

3862 = 2¹ × 1931¹

Step-3: Factors of 3856

List of positive integer factors of 3856 that divides 3856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 241, 482, 964, 1928

Step-4: Factors of 3862

List of positive integer factors of 3862 that divides 3856 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3856 and 3862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3856 and 3862 is 2.

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