What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39669 and 39687?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39669 and 39687 is 3.

GCF(39669,39687) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39669 and 39687, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39669 and 39687.

How to find the GCF of 39669 and 39687?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39669 and 39687. After we will calculate the factors of 39669 and 39687 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39669

Prime factors of 39669 are 3, 7, 1889. Prime factorization of 39669 in exponential form is:

39669 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1889¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39687

Prime factors of 39687 are 3, 13229. Prime factorization of 39687 in exponential form is:

39687 = 3¹ × 13229¹

Step-3: Factors of 39669

List of positive integer factors of 39669 that divides 39669 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1889, 5667, 13223

Step-4: Factors of 39687

List of positive integer factors of 39687 that divides 39669 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13229

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39669 and 39687. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39669 and 39687 is 3.

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