What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39834 and 39842?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39834 and 39842 is 2.

GCF(39834,39842) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39834 and 39842, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39834 and 39842.

How to find the GCF of 39834 and 39842?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39834 and 39842. After we will calculate the factors of 39834 and 39842 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39834

Prime factors of 39834 are 2, 3, 2213. Prime factorization of 39834 in exponential form is:

39834 = 2¹ × 3² × 2213¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39842

Prime factors of 39842 are 2, 11, 1811. Prime factorization of 39842 in exponential form is:

39842 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1811¹

Step-3: Factors of 39834

List of positive integer factors of 39834 that divides 39834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 2213, 4426, 6639, 13278, 19917

Step-4: Factors of 39842

List of positive integer factors of 39842 that divides 39834 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1811, 3622, 19921

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39834 and 39842. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39834 and 39842 is 2.

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