What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39726 and 39734?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39726 and 39734 is 2.

GCF(39726,39734) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39726 and 39734, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39726 and 39734.

How to find the GCF of 39726 and 39734?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39726 and 39734. After we will calculate the factors of 39726 and 39734 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39726

Prime factors of 39726 are 2, 3, 2207. Prime factorization of 39726 in exponential form is:

39726 = 2¹ × 3² × 2207¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39734

Prime factors of 39734 are 2, 19867. Prime factorization of 39734 in exponential form is:

39734 = 2¹ × 19867¹

Step-3: Factors of 39726

List of positive integer factors of 39726 that divides 39726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2207, 4414, 6621, 13242, 19863

Step-4: Factors of 39734

List of positive integer factors of 39734 that divides 39726 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19867

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39726 and 39734. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39726 and 39734 is 2.

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