What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3879 and 3898?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3879 and 3898 is 1.

GCF(3879,3898) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3879 and 3898, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3879 and 3898.

How to find the GCF of 3879 and 3898?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3879 and 3898. After we will calculate the factors of 3879 and 3898 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 3898

Prime factors of 3898 are 2, 1949. Prime factorization of 3898 in exponential form is:

3898 = 2¹ × 1949¹

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 3898

List of positive integer factors of 3898 that divides 3879 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1949

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3879 and 3898. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3879 and 3898 is 1.

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