What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3857 and 3868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3857 and 3868 is 1.

GCF(3857,3868) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3857 and 3868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3857 and 3868.

How to find the GCF of 3857 and 3868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3857 and 3868. After we will calculate the factors of 3857 and 3868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3857

Prime factors of 3857 are 7, 19, 29. Prime factorization of 3857 in exponential form is:

3857 = 7¹ × 19¹ × 29¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3868

Prime factors of 3868 are 2, 967. Prime factorization of 3868 in exponential form is:

3868 = 2² × 967¹

Step-3: Factors of 3857

List of positive integer factors of 3857 that divides 3857 without a remainder.

1, 7, 19, 29, 133, 203, 551

Step-4: Factors of 3868

List of positive integer factors of 3868 that divides 3857 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 967, 1934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3857 and 3868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3857 and 3868 is 1.

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