What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39688 and 39706?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39688 and 39706 is 2.

GCF(39688,39706) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39688 and 39706, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39688 and 39706.

How to find the GCF of 39688 and 39706?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39688 and 39706. After we will calculate the factors of 39688 and 39706 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 39706

Prime factors of 39706 are 2, 19853. Prime factorization of 39706 in exponential form is:

39706 = 2¹ × 19853¹

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 39706

List of positive integer factors of 39706 that divides 39688 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39688 and 39706. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39688 and 39706 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39688 and 39706