What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39890 and 39908?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39890 and 39908 is 2.

GCF(39890,39908) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39890 and 39908, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39890 and 39908.

How to find the GCF of 39890 and 39908?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39890 and 39908. After we will calculate the factors of 39890 and 39908 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39890

Prime factors of 39890 are 2, 5, 3989. Prime factorization of 39890 in exponential form is:

39890 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3989¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39908

Prime factors of 39908 are 2, 11, 907. Prime factorization of 39908 in exponential form is:

39908 = 2² × 11¹ × 907¹

Step-3: Factors of 39890

List of positive integer factors of 39890 that divides 39890 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 3989, 7978, 19945

Step-4: Factors of 39908

List of positive integer factors of 39908 that divides 39890 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 907, 1814, 3628, 9977, 19954

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39890 and 39908. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39890 and 39908 is 2.

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