What is the Greatest Common Factor of 1395 and 1401?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 1395 and 1401 is 3.

GCF(1395,1401) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 1395 and 1401, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 1395 and 1401.

How to find the GCF of 1395 and 1401?

We will first find the prime factorization of 1395 and 1401. After we will calculate the factors of 1395 and 1401 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 1395

Prime factors of 1395 are 3, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 1395 in exponential form is:

1395 = 3² × 5¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 1401

Prime factors of 1401 are 3, 467. Prime factorization of 1401 in exponential form is:

1401 = 3¹ × 467¹

Step-3: Factors of 1395

List of positive integer factors of 1395 that divides 1395 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 31, 45, 93, 155, 279, 465

Step-4: Factors of 1401

List of positive integer factors of 1401 that divides 1395 without a remainder.

1, 3, 467

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 1395 and 1401. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 1395 and 1401 is 3.

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