What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3874 and 3891?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3874 and 3891 is 1.

GCF(3874,3891) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3874 and 3891, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3874 and 3891.

How to find the GCF of 3874 and 3891?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3874 and 3891. After we will calculate the factors of 3874 and 3891 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3874

Prime factors of 3874 are 2, 13, 149. Prime factorization of 3874 in exponential form is:

3874 = 2¹ × 13¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3891

Prime factors of 3891 are 3, 1297. Prime factorization of 3891 in exponential form is:

3891 = 3¹ × 1297¹

Step-3: Factors of 3874

List of positive integer factors of 3874 that divides 3874 without a remainder.

1, 2, 13, 26, 149, 298, 1937

Step-4: Factors of 3891

List of positive integer factors of 3891 that divides 3874 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1297

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3874 and 3891. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3874 and 3891 is 1.

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