What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3896 and 3916?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3896 and 3916 is 4.

GCF(3896,3916) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3896 and 3916, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3896 and 3916.

How to find the GCF of 3896 and 3916?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3896 and 3916. After we will calculate the factors of 3896 and 3916 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 3916

Prime factors of 3916 are 2, 11, 89. Prime factorization of 3916 in exponential form is:

3916 = 2² × 11¹ × 89¹

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 3916

List of positive integer factors of 3916 that divides 3896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 89, 178, 356, 979, 1958

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3896 and 3916. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3896 and 3916 is 4.

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