What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3888 and 3903?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3888 and 3903 is 3.

GCF(3888,3903) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3888 and 3903, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3888 and 3903.

How to find the GCF of 3888 and 3903?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3888 and 3903. After we will calculate the factors of 3888 and 3903 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3888

Prime factors of 3888 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 3888 in exponential form is:

3888 = 2⁴ × 3⁵

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3903

Prime factors of 3903 are 3, 1301. Prime factorization of 3903 in exponential form is:

3903 = 3¹ × 1301¹

Step-3: Factors of 3888

List of positive integer factors of 3888 that divides 3888 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 27, 36, 48, 54, 72, 81, 108, 144, 162, 216, 243, 324, 432, 486, 648, 972, 1296, 1944

Step-4: Factors of 3903

List of positive integer factors of 3903 that divides 3888 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1301

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3888 and 3903. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3888 and 3903 is 3.

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