What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3897 and 3917?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3897 and 3917 is 1.

GCF(3897,3917) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3897 and 3917, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3897 and 3917.

How to find the GCF of 3897 and 3917?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3897 and 3917. After we will calculate the factors of 3897 and 3917 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3897

Prime factors of 3897 are 3, 433. Prime factorization of 3897 in exponential form is:

3897 = 3² × 433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3917

Prime factors of 3917 are 3917. Prime factorization of 3917 in exponential form is:

3917 = 3917¹

Step-3: Factors of 3897

List of positive integer factors of 3897 that divides 3897 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 433, 1299

Step-4: Factors of 3917

List of positive integer factors of 3917 that divides 3897 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3897 and 3917. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3897 and 3917 is 1.

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