What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3879 and 3887?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3879 and 3887 is 1.

GCF(3879,3887) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3879 and 3887, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3879 and 3887.

How to find the GCF of 3879 and 3887?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3879 and 3887. After we will calculate the factors of 3879 and 3887 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3879

Prime factors of 3879 are 3, 431. Prime factorization of 3879 in exponential form is:

3879 = 3² × 431¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3887

Prime factors of 3887 are 13, 23. Prime factorization of 3887 in exponential form is:

3887 = 13² × 23¹

Step-3: Factors of 3879

List of positive integer factors of 3879 that divides 3879 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 431, 1293

Step-4: Factors of 3887

List of positive integer factors of 3887 that divides 3879 without a remainder.

1, 13, 23, 169, 299

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3879 and 3887. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3879 and 3887 is 1.

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