What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3927 and 3938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3927 and 3938 is 11.

GCF(3927,3938) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3927 and 3938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3927 and 3938.

How to find the GCF of 3927 and 3938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3927 and 3938. After we will calculate the factors of 3927 and 3938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3927

Prime factors of 3927 are 3, 7, 11, 17. Prime factorization of 3927 in exponential form is:

3927 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3938

Prime factors of 3938 are 2, 11, 179. Prime factorization of 3938 in exponential form is:

3938 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 3927

List of positive integer factors of 3927 that divides 3927 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 11, 17, 21, 33, 51, 77, 119, 187, 231, 357, 561, 1309

Step-4: Factors of 3938

List of positive integer factors of 3938 that divides 3927 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 179, 358, 1969

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3927 and 3938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3927 and 3938 is 11.

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