What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3942 and 3946?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3942 and 3946 is 2.

GCF(3942,3946) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3942 and 3946, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3942 and 3946.

How to find the GCF of 3942 and 3946?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3942 and 3946. After we will calculate the factors of 3942 and 3946 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3942

Prime factors of 3942 are 2, 3, 73. Prime factorization of 3942 in exponential form is:

3942 = 2¹ × 3³ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3946

Prime factors of 3946 are 2, 1973. Prime factorization of 3946 in exponential form is:

3946 = 2¹ × 1973¹

Step-3: Factors of 3942

List of positive integer factors of 3942 that divides 3942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 73, 146, 219, 438, 657, 1314, 1971

Step-4: Factors of 3946

List of positive integer factors of 3946 that divides 3942 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1973

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3942 and 3946. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3942 and 3946 is 2.

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