What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39858 and 39871?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39858 and 39871 is 13.

GCF(39858,39871) = 13

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39858 and 39871, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39858 and 39871.

How to find the GCF of 39858 and 39871?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39858 and 39871. After we will calculate the factors of 39858 and 39871 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39858

Prime factors of 39858 are 2, 3, 7, 13, 73. Prime factorization of 39858 in exponential form is:

39858 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39871

Prime factors of 39871 are 13, 3067. Prime factorization of 39871 in exponential form is:

39871 = 13¹ × 3067¹

Step-3: Factors of 39858

List of positive integer factors of 39858 that divides 39858 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 21, 26, 39, 42, 73, 78, 91, 146, 182, 219, 273, 438, 511, 546, 949, 1022, 1533, 1898, 2847, 3066, 5694, 6643, 13286, 19929

Step-4: Factors of 39871

List of positive integer factors of 39871 that divides 39858 without a remainder.

1, 13, 3067

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39858 and 39871. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39858 and 39871 is 13.

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