What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3953 and 3960?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3953 and 3960 is 1.

GCF(3953,3960) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3953 and 3960, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3953 and 3960.

How to find the GCF of 3953 and 3960?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3953 and 3960. After we will calculate the factors of 3953 and 3960 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3953

Prime factors of 3953 are 59, 67. Prime factorization of 3953 in exponential form is:

3953 = 59¹ × 67¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3960

Prime factors of 3960 are 2, 3, 5, 11. Prime factorization of 3960 in exponential form is:

3960 = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 11¹

Step-3: Factors of 3953

List of positive integer factors of 3953 that divides 3953 without a remainder.

1, 59, 67

Step-4: Factors of 3960

List of positive integer factors of 3960 that divides 3953 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 30, 33, 36, 40, 44, 45, 55, 60, 66, 72, 88, 90, 99, 110, 120, 132, 165, 180, 198, 220, 264, 330, 360, 396, 440, 495, 660, 792, 990, 1320, 1980

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3953 and 3960. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3953 and 3960 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3953 and 3960