What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3915 and 3935?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3915 and 3935 is 5.

GCF(3915,3935) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3915 and 3935, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3915 and 3935.

How to find the GCF of 3915 and 3935?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3915 and 3935. After we will calculate the factors of 3915 and 3935 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 3935

Prime factors of 3935 are 5, 787. Prime factorization of 3935 in exponential form is:

3935 = 5¹ × 787¹

Step-3: Factors of 3915

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 3935

List of positive integer factors of 3935 that divides 3915 without a remainder.

1, 5, 787

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3915 and 3935. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3915 and 3935 is 5.

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