What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3842 and 3847?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3842 and 3847 is 1.

GCF(3842,3847) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3842 and 3847, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3842 and 3847.

How to find the GCF of 3842 and 3847?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3842 and 3847. After we will calculate the factors of 3842 and 3847 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3842

Prime factors of 3842 are 2, 17, 113. Prime factorization of 3842 in exponential form is:

3842 = 2¹ × 17¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3847

Prime factors of 3847 are 3847. Prime factorization of 3847 in exponential form is:

3847 = 3847¹

Step-3: Factors of 3842

List of positive integer factors of 3842 that divides 3842 without a remainder.

1, 2, 17, 34, 113, 226, 1921

Step-4: Factors of 3847

List of positive integer factors of 3847 that divides 3842 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3842 and 3847. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3842 and 3847 is 1.

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