What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39741 and 39759?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39741 and 39759 is 3.

GCF(39741,39759) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39741 and 39759, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39741 and 39759.

How to find the GCF of 39741 and 39759?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39741 and 39759. After we will calculate the factors of 39741 and 39759 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39741

Prime factors of 39741 are 3, 13, 1019. Prime factorization of 39741 in exponential form is:

39741 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1019¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39759

Prime factors of 39759 are 3, 29, 457. Prime factorization of 39759 in exponential form is:

39759 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 457¹

Step-3: Factors of 39741

List of positive integer factors of 39741 that divides 39741 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 1019, 3057, 13247

Step-4: Factors of 39759

List of positive integer factors of 39759 that divides 39741 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 457, 1371, 13253

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39741 and 39759. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39741 and 39759 is 3.

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