What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3896 and 3904?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3896 and 3904 is 8.

GCF(3896,3904) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3896 and 3904, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3896 and 3904.

How to find the GCF of 3896 and 3904?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3896 and 3904. After we will calculate the factors of 3896 and 3904 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3896

Prime factors of 3896 are 2, 487. Prime factorization of 3896 in exponential form is:

3896 = 2³ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3904

Prime factors of 3904 are 2, 61. Prime factorization of 3904 in exponential form is:

3904 = 2⁶ × 61¹

Step-3: Factors of 3896

List of positive integer factors of 3896 that divides 3896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 487, 974, 1948

Step-4: Factors of 3904

List of positive integer factors of 3904 that divides 3896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 61, 64, 122, 244, 488, 976, 1952

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3896 and 3904. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3896 and 3904 is 8.

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