What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39864 and 39873?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39864 and 39873 is 3.

GCF(39864,39873) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39864 and 39873, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39864 and 39873.

How to find the GCF of 39864 and 39873?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39864 and 39873. After we will calculate the factors of 39864 and 39873 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39864

Prime factors of 39864 are 2, 3, 11, 151. Prime factorization of 39864 in exponential form is:

39864 = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 151¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39873

Prime factors of 39873 are 3, 13291. Prime factorization of 39873 in exponential form is:

39873 = 3¹ × 13291¹

Step-3: Factors of 39864

List of positive integer factors of 39864 that divides 39864 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 22, 24, 33, 44, 66, 88, 132, 151, 264, 302, 453, 604, 906, 1208, 1661, 1812, 3322, 3624, 4983, 6644, 9966, 13288, 19932

Step-4: Factors of 39873

List of positive integer factors of 39873 that divides 39864 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39864 and 39873. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39864 and 39873 is 3.

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