What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39556 and 39572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39556 and 39572 is 4.

GCF(39556,39572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39556 and 39572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39556 and 39572.

How to find the GCF of 39556 and 39572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39556 and 39572. After we will calculate the factors of 39556 and 39572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39556

Prime factors of 39556 are 2, 11, 29, 31. Prime factorization of 39556 in exponential form is:

39556 = 2² × 11¹ × 29¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39572

Prime factors of 39572 are 2, 13, 761. Prime factorization of 39572 in exponential form is:

39572 = 2² × 13¹ × 761¹

Step-3: Factors of 39556

List of positive integer factors of 39556 that divides 39556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 29, 31, 44, 58, 62, 116, 124, 319, 341, 638, 682, 899, 1276, 1364, 1798, 3596, 9889, 19778

Step-4: Factors of 39572

List of positive integer factors of 39572 that divides 39556 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 761, 1522, 3044, 9893, 19786

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39556 and 39572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39556 and 39572 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39556 and 39572