What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39596 and 39602?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39596 and 39602 is 2.

GCF(39596,39602) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39596 and 39602, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39596 and 39602.

How to find the GCF of 39596 and 39602?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39596 and 39602. After we will calculate the factors of 39596 and 39602 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 39602

Prime factors of 39602 are 2, 19801. Prime factorization of 39602 in exponential form is:

39602 = 2¹ × 19801¹

Step-3: Factors of 39596

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 39602

List of positive integer factors of 39602 that divides 39596 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19801

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39596 and 39602. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39596 and 39602 is 2.

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