What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3935 and 3950?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3935 and 3950 is 5.

GCF(3935,3950) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3935 and 3950, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3935 and 3950.

How to find the GCF of 3935 and 3950?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3935 and 3950. After we will calculate the factors of 3935 and 3950 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3935

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

3935 = 5¹ × 787¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3950

Prime factors of 3950 are 2, 5, 79. Prime factorization of 3950 in exponential form is:

3950 = 2¹ × 5² × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 3935

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

1, 5, 787

Step-4: Factors of 3950

List of positive integer factors of 3950 that divides 3935 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 79, 158, 395, 790, 1975

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3935 and 3950. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3935 and 3950 is 5.

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