What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3896 and 3901?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3896 and 3901 is 1.

GCF(3896,3901) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3896 and 3901, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3896 and 3901.

How to find the GCF of 3896 and 3901?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3896 and 3901. After we will calculate the factors of 3896 and 3901 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3896

Prime factors of 3896 are 2, 487. Prime factorization of 3896 in exponential form is:

3896 = 2³ × 487¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3901

Prime factors of 3901 are 47, 83. Prime factorization of 3901 in exponential form is:

3901 = 47¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 3896

List of positive integer factors of 3896 that divides 3896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 487, 974, 1948

Step-4: Factors of 3901

List of positive integer factors of 3901 that divides 3896 without a remainder.

1, 47, 83

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3896 and 3901. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3896 and 3901 is 1.

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