What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3898 and 3915?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3898 and 3915 is 1.

GCF(3898,3915) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3898 and 3915, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3898 and 3915.

How to find the GCF of 3898 and 3915?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3898 and 3915. After we will calculate the factors of 3898 and 3915 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3898

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

3898 = 2¹ × 1949¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3915

Prime factors of 3915 are 3, 5, 29. Prime factorization of 3915 in exponential form is:

3915 = 3³ × 5¹ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 3898

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

1, 2, 1949

Step-4: Factors of 3915

List of positive integer factors of 3915 that divides 3898 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 29, 45, 87, 135, 145, 261, 435, 783, 1305

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3898 and 3915. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3898 and 3915 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3898 and 3915