What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39688 and 39692?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39688 and 39692 is 4.

GCF(39688,39692) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39688 and 39692, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39688 and 39692.

How to find the GCF of 39688 and 39692?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39688 and 39692. After we will calculate the factors of 39688 and 39692 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39688

Prime factors of 39688 are 2, 11, 41. Prime factorization of 39688 in exponential form is:

39688 = 2³ × 11² × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39692

Prime factors of 39692 are 2, 9923. Prime factorization of 39692 in exponential form is:

39692 = 2² × 9923¹

Step-3: Factors of 39688

List of positive integer factors of 39688 that divides 39688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 41, 44, 82, 88, 121, 164, 242, 328, 451, 484, 902, 968, 1804, 3608, 4961, 9922, 19844

Step-4: Factors of 39692

List of positive integer factors of 39692 that divides 39688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9923, 19846

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39688 and 39692. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39688 and 39692 is 4.

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