What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3981 and 3994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3981 and 3994 is 1.

GCF(3981,3994) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3981 and 3994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3981 and 3994.

How to find the GCF of 3981 and 3994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3981 and 3994. After we will calculate the factors of 3981 and 3994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3981

Prime factors of 3981 are 3, 1327. Prime factorization of 3981 in exponential form is:

3981 = 3¹ × 1327¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3994

Prime factors of 3994 are 2, 1997. Prime factorization of 3994 in exponential form is:

3994 = 2¹ × 1997¹

Step-3: Factors of 3981

List of positive integer factors of 3981 that divides 3981 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1327

Step-4: Factors of 3994

List of positive integer factors of 3994 that divides 3981 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3981 and 3994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3981 and 3994 is 1.

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