What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39982 and 39996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39982 and 39996 is 2.

GCF(39982,39996) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39982 and 39996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39982 and 39996.

How to find the GCF of 39982 and 39996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39982 and 39996. After we will calculate the factors of 39982 and 39996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39982

Prime factors of 39982 are 2, 19991. Prime factorization of 39982 in exponential form is:

39982 = 2¹ × 19991¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39996

Prime factors of 39996 are 2, 3, 11, 101. Prime factorization of 39996 in exponential form is:

39996 = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 39982

List of positive integer factors of 39982 that divides 39982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19991

Step-4: Factors of 39996

List of positive integer factors of 39996 that divides 39982 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 99, 101, 132, 198, 202, 303, 396, 404, 606, 909, 1111, 1212, 1818, 2222, 3333, 3636, 4444, 6666, 9999, 13332, 19998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39982 and 39996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39982 and 39996 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39982 and 39996