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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3969 and 3979?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3969 and 3979 is 1.

GCF(3969,3979) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3969 and 3979, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3969 and 3979.

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How to find the GCF of 3969 and 3979?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3969 and 3979. After we will calculate the factors of 3969 and 3979 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3969

Prime factors of 3969 are 3, 7. Prime factorization of 3969 in exponential form is:

3969 = 34 × 72

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3979

Prime factors of 3979 are 23, 173. Prime factorization of 3979 in exponential form is:

3979 = 231 × 1731

Step-3: Factors of 3969

List of positive integer factors of 3969 that divides 3969 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 21, 27, 49, 63, 81, 147, 189, 441, 567, 1323

Step-4: Factors of 3979

List of positive integer factors of 3979 that divides 3969 without a remainder.

1, 23, 173

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3969 and 3979. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3969 and 3979 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3969 and 3979