What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39958 and 39976?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39958 and 39976 is 2.

GCF(39958,39976) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39958 and 39976, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39958 and 39976.

How to find the GCF of 39958 and 39976?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39958 and 39976. After we will calculate the factors of 39958 and 39976 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39958

Prime factors of 39958 are 2, 19979. Prime factorization of 39958 in exponential form is:

39958 = 2¹ × 19979¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39976

Prime factors of 39976 are 2, 19, 263. Prime factorization of 39976 in exponential form is:

39976 = 2³ × 19¹ × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 39958

List of positive integer factors of 39958 that divides 39958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19979

Step-4: Factors of 39976

List of positive integer factors of 39976 that divides 39958 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76, 152, 263, 526, 1052, 2104, 4997, 9994, 19988

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39958 and 39976. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39958 and 39976 is 2.

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