What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39822 and 39826?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39822 and 39826 is 2.

GCF(39822,39826) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39822 and 39826, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39822 and 39826.

How to find the GCF of 39822 and 39826?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39822 and 39826. After we will calculate the factors of 39822 and 39826 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39822

Prime factors of 39822 are 2, 3, 6637. Prime factorization of 39822 in exponential form is:

39822 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6637¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39826

Prime factors of 39826 are 2, 19913. Prime factorization of 39826 in exponential form is:

39826 = 2¹ × 19913¹

Step-3: Factors of 39822

List of positive integer factors of 39822 that divides 39822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6637, 13274, 19911

Step-4: Factors of 39826

List of positive integer factors of 39826 that divides 39822 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19913

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39822 and 39826. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39822 and 39826 is 2.

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