What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3731 and 3748?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3731 and 3748 is 1.

GCF(3731,3748) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3731 and 3748, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3731 and 3748.

How to find the GCF of 3731 and 3748?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3731 and 3748. After we will calculate the factors of 3731 and 3748 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3731

Prime factors of 3731 are 7, 13, 41. Prime factorization of 3731 in exponential form is:

3731 = 7¹ × 13¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3748

Prime factors of 3748 are 2, 937. Prime factorization of 3748 in exponential form is:

3748 = 2² × 937¹

Step-3: Factors of 3731

List of positive integer factors of 3731 that divides 3731 without a remainder.

1, 7, 13, 41, 91, 287, 533

Step-4: Factors of 3748

List of positive integer factors of 3748 that divides 3731 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 937, 1874

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3731 and 3748. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3731 and 3748 is 1.

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