What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39908 and 39912?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39908 and 39912 is 4.

GCF(39908,39912) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39908 and 39912, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39908 and 39912.

How to find the GCF of 39908 and 39912?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39908 and 39912. After we will calculate the factors of 39908 and 39912 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 39912

Prime factors of 39912 are 2, 3, 1663. Prime factorization of 39912 in exponential form is:

39912 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1663¹

Step-3: Factors of 39908

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 39912

List of positive integer factors of 39912 that divides 39908 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1663, 3326, 4989, 6652, 9978, 13304, 19956

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39908 and 39912. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39908 and 39912 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39908 and 39912