Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 3734
GCF(932, 3734) = 2, Greatest common factor of 932 and 3734 is 2. Greatest Common Factor or Greatest Common Divisor of two numbers is the largest integer by which both the numbers can be divided. There are two different methods to calculate Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 3734. Greatest Common Factor by prime factorization method and Greatest Common Factor by matching factors method.
Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 3734 by prime factorization method
We will first find the prime factorization of 932 and 3734.
Prime Factorization of 932 is 1, 2, 2, 233 and Prime Factorization of 3734 is 1, 2, 1867.
- Factorize\( (932) = \) \(1\times 2\times 2\times 233\)
- Factorize\( (3734) = \) \(1\times 2\times 1867\)
Now we need to find any which are common for each number (1, 2) and multiply these numbers together.
\(GCF(932, 3734) = 1\times 2 = 2\).
Greatest Common Factor of 932 and 3734 by matching factors method
List of positive integers factors of 932 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 4, 233, 466, 932
List of positive integers factors of 3734 leaving a remainder zero is 1, 2, 1867, 3734
As you can see, 2 is the greatest and common number that 932 and 3734 divides into.
So the greatest common factor 932 and 3734 is 2.
\(GCF(932, 3734) = 2\).
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