What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39246 and 39262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39246 and 39262 is 2.

GCF(39246,39262) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39246 and 39262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39246 and 39262.

How to find the GCF of 39246 and 39262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39246 and 39262. After we will calculate the factors of 39246 and 39262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39246

Prime factors of 39246 are 2, 3, 31, 211. Prime factorization of 39246 in exponential form is:

39246 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39262

Prime factors of 39262 are 2, 67, 293. Prime factorization of 39262 in exponential form is:

39262 = 2¹ × 67¹ × 293¹

Step-3: Factors of 39246

List of positive integer factors of 39246 that divides 39246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 31, 62, 93, 186, 211, 422, 633, 1266, 6541, 13082, 19623

Step-4: Factors of 39262

List of positive integer factors of 39262 that divides 39246 without a remainder.

1, 2, 67, 134, 293, 586, 19631

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39246 and 39262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39246 and 39262 is 2.

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