What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39588 and 39596?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39588 and 39596 is 4.

GCF(39588,39596) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39588 and 39596, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39588 and 39596.

How to find the GCF of 39588 and 39596?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39588 and 39596. After we will calculate the factors of 39588 and 39596 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 39596

Prime factors of 39596 are 2, 19, 521. Prime factorization of 39596 in exponential form is:

39596 = 2² × 19¹ × 521¹

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 39596

List of positive integer factors of 39596 that divides 39588 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 19, 38, 76, 521, 1042, 2084, 9899, 19798

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39588 and 39596. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39588 and 39596 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39588 and 39596