What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39588 and 39594?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39588 and 39594 is 6.

GCF(39588,39594) = 6

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39588 and 39594, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39588 and 39594.

How to find the GCF of 39588 and 39594?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39588 and 39594. After we will calculate the factors of 39588 and 39594 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39588

Prime factors of 39588 are 2, 3, 3299. Prime factorization of 39588 in exponential form is:

39588 = 2² × 3¹ × 3299¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39594

Prime factors of 39594 are 2, 3, 6599. Prime factorization of 39594 in exponential form is:

39594 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6599¹

Step-3: Factors of 39588

List of positive integer factors of 39588 that divides 39588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3299, 6598, 9897, 13196, 19794

Step-4: Factors of 39594

List of positive integer factors of 39594 that divides 39588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6599, 13198, 19797

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39588 and 39594. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39588 and 39594 is 6.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39588 and 39594