What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39660 and 39668?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39660 and 39668 is 4.

GCF(39660,39668) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39660 and 39668, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39660 and 39668.

How to find the GCF of 39660 and 39668?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39660 and 39668. After we will calculate the factors of 39660 and 39668 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39660

Prime factors of 39660 are 2, 3, 5, 661. Prime factorization of 39660 in exponential form is:

39660 = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 661¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39668

Prime factors of 39668 are 2, 47, 211. Prime factorization of 39668 in exponential form is:

39668 = 2² × 47¹ × 211¹

Step-3: Factors of 39660

List of positive integer factors of 39660 that divides 39660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, 661, 1322, 1983, 2644, 3305, 3966, 6610, 7932, 9915, 13220, 19830

Step-4: Factors of 39668

List of positive integer factors of 39668 that divides 39660 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 47, 94, 188, 211, 422, 844, 9917, 19834

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39660 and 39668. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39660 and 39668 is 4.

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