What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3972 and 3988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3972 and 3988 is 4.

GCF(3972,3988) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3972 and 3988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3972 and 3988.

How to find the GCF of 3972 and 3988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3972 and 3988. After we will calculate the factors of 3972 and 3988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3972

Prime factors of 3972 are 2, 3, 331. Prime factorization of 3972 in exponential form is:

3972 = 2² × 3¹ × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3988

Prime factors of 3988 are 2, 997. Prime factorization of 3988 in exponential form is:

3988 = 2² × 997¹

Step-3: Factors of 3972

List of positive integer factors of 3972 that divides 3972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 331, 662, 993, 1324, 1986

Step-4: Factors of 3988

List of positive integer factors of 3988 that divides 3972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 997, 1994

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3972 and 3988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3972 and 3988 is 4.

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