What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39384 and 39388?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39384 and 39388 is 4.

GCF(39384,39388) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39384 and 39388, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39384 and 39388.

How to find the GCF of 39384 and 39388?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39384 and 39388. After we will calculate the factors of 39384 and 39388 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39384

Prime factors of 39384 are 2, 3, 547. Prime factorization of 39384 in exponential form is:

39384 = 2³ × 3² × 547¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39388

Prime factors of 39388 are 2, 43, 229. Prime factorization of 39388 in exponential form is:

39388 = 2² × 43¹ × 229¹

Step-3: Factors of 39384

List of positive integer factors of 39384 that divides 39384 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72, 547, 1094, 1641, 2188, 3282, 4376, 4923, 6564, 9846, 13128, 19692

Step-4: Factors of 39388

List of positive integer factors of 39388 that divides 39384 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172, 229, 458, 916, 9847, 19694

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39384 and 39388. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39384 and 39388 is 4.

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