What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3931 and 3940?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3931 and 3940 is 1.

GCF(3931,3940) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3931 and 3940, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3931 and 3940.

How to find the GCF of 3931 and 3940?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3931 and 3940. After we will calculate the factors of 3931 and 3940 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3931

Prime factors of 3931 are 3931. Prime factorization of 3931 in exponential form is:

3931 = 3931¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3940

Prime factors of 3940 are 2, 5, 197. Prime factorization of 3940 in exponential form is:

3940 = 2² × 5¹ × 197¹

Step-3: Factors of 3931

List of positive integer factors of 3931 that divides 3931 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 3940

List of positive integer factors of 3940 that divides 3931 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 197, 394, 788, 985, 1970

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3931 and 3940. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3931 and 3940 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3931 and 3940