What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39888 and 39898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39888 and 39898 is 2.

GCF(39888,39898) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39888 and 39898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39888 and 39898.

How to find the GCF of 39888 and 39898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39888 and 39898. After we will calculate the factors of 39888 and 39898 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39888

Prime factors of 39888 are 2, 3, 277. Prime factorization of 39888 in exponential form is:

39888 = 2⁴ × 3² × 277¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39898

Prime factors of 39898 are 2, 19949. Prime factorization of 39898 in exponential form is:

39898 = 2¹ × 19949¹

Step-3: Factors of 39888

List of positive integer factors of 39888 that divides 39888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 144, 277, 554, 831, 1108, 1662, 2216, 2493, 3324, 4432, 4986, 6648, 9972, 13296, 19944

Step-4: Factors of 39898

List of positive integer factors of 39898 that divides 39888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39888 and 39898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39888 and 39898 is 2.

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