What is the Greatest Common Factor of 7836 and 7844?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 7836 and 7844 is 4.

GCF(7836,7844) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 7836 and 7844, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 7836 and 7844.

How to find the GCF of 7836 and 7844?

We will first find the prime factorization of 7836 and 7844. After we will calculate the factors of 7836 and 7844 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 7836

Prime factors of 7836 are 2, 3, 653. Prime factorization of 7836 in exponential form is:

7836 = 2² × 3¹ × 653¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 7844

Prime factors of 7844 are 2, 37, 53. Prime factorization of 7844 in exponential form is:

7844 = 2² × 37¹ × 53¹

Step-3: Factors of 7836

List of positive integer factors of 7836 that divides 7836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 653, 1306, 1959, 2612, 3918

Step-4: Factors of 7844

List of positive integer factors of 7844 that divides 7836 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 37, 53, 74, 106, 148, 212, 1961, 3922

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 7836 and 7844. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 7836 and 7844 is 4.

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