What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3916 and 3926?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3916 and 3926 is 2.

GCF(3916,3926) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3916 and 3926, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3916 and 3926.

How to find the GCF of 3916 and 3926?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3916 and 3926. After we will calculate the factors of 3916 and 3926 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3926

Prime factors of 3926 are 2, 13, 151. Prime factorization of 3926 in exponential form is:

3926 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 151¹

Step-3: Factors of 3916

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3926

List of positive integer factors of 3926 that divides 3916 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 151, 302, 1963

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3916 and 3926. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3916 and 3926 is 2.

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