What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39946 and 39956?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39946 and 39956 is 2.

GCF(39946,39956) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39946 and 39956, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39946 and 39956.

How to find the GCF of 39946 and 39956?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39946 and 39956. After we will calculate the factors of 39946 and 39956 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39946

Prime factors of 39946 are 2, 19973. Prime factorization of 39946 in exponential form is:

39946 = 2¹ × 19973¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39956

Prime factors of 39956 are 2, 7, 1427. Prime factorization of 39956 in exponential form is:

39956 = 2² × 7¹ × 1427¹

Step-3: Factors of 39946

List of positive integer factors of 39946 that divides 39946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19973

Step-4: Factors of 39956

List of positive integer factors of 39956 that divides 39946 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 1427, 2854, 5708, 9989, 19978

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39946 and 39956. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39946 and 39956 is 2.

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