What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3975 and 3991?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3975 and 3991 is 1.

GCF(3975,3991) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3975 and 3991, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3975 and 3991.

How to find the GCF of 3975 and 3991?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3975 and 3991. After we will calculate the factors of 3975 and 3991 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 3991

Prime factors of 3991 are 13, 307. Prime factorization of 3991 in exponential form is:

3991 = 13¹ × 307¹

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 3991

List of positive integer factors of 3991 that divides 3975 without a remainder.

1, 13, 307

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3975 and 3991. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3975 and 3991 is 1.

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