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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3975 and 3988?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3975 and 3988 is 1.

GCF(3975,3988) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3975 and 3988, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3975 and 3988.

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How to find the GCF of 3975 and 3988?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3975 and 3988. After we will calculate the factors of 3975 and 3988 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3975

Prime factors of 3975 are 3, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 3975 in exponential form is:

3975 = 31 × 52 × 531

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 3975

List of positive integer factors of 3975 that divides 3975 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 53, 75, 159, 265, 795, 1325

Step-4: Factors of 3988

List of positive integer factors of 3988 that divides 3975 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 997, 1994

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3975 and 3988. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3975 and 3988 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3975 and 3988