What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3994 and 4012?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3994 and 4012 is 2.

GCF(3994,4012) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3994 and 4012, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3994 and 4012.

How to find the GCF of 3994 and 4012?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3994 and 4012. After we will calculate the factors of 3994 and 4012 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3994

Prime factors of 3994 are 2, 1997. Prime factorization of 3994 in exponential form is:

3994 = 2¹ × 1997¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4012

Prime factors of 4012 are 2, 17, 59. Prime factorization of 4012 in exponential form is:

4012 = 2² × 17¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 3994

List of positive integer factors of 3994 that divides 3994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1997

Step-4: Factors of 4012

List of positive integer factors of 4012 that divides 3994 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 17, 34, 59, 68, 118, 236, 1003, 2006

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3994 and 4012. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3994 and 4012 is 2.

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