What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3720 and 3739?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3720 and 3739 is 1.

GCF(3720,3739) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3720 and 3739, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3720 and 3739.

How to find the GCF of 3720 and 3739?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3720 and 3739. After we will calculate the factors of 3720 and 3739 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3720

Prime factors of 3720 are 2, 3, 5, 31. Prime factorization of 3720 in exponential form is:

3720 = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3739

Prime factors of 3739 are 3739. Prime factorization of 3739 in exponential form is:

3739 = 3739¹

Step-3: Factors of 3720

List of positive integer factors of 3720 that divides 3720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 31, 40, 60, 62, 93, 120, 124, 155, 186, 248, 310, 372, 465, 620, 744, 930, 1240, 1860

Step-4: Factors of 3739

List of positive integer factors of 3739 that divides 3720 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3720 and 3739. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3720 and 3739 is 1.

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