What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39855 and 39862?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39855 and 39862 is 1.

GCF(39855,39862) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39855 and 39862, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39855 and 39862.

How to find the GCF of 39855 and 39862?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39855 and 39862. After we will calculate the factors of 39855 and 39862 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39855

Prime factors of 39855 are 3, 5, 2657. Prime factorization of 39855 in exponential form is:

39855 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2657¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39862

Prime factors of 39862 are 2, 19, 1049. Prime factorization of 39862 in exponential form is:

39862 = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1049¹

Step-3: Factors of 39855

List of positive integer factors of 39855 that divides 39855 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2657, 7971, 13285

Step-4: Factors of 39862

List of positive integer factors of 39862 that divides 39855 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19, 38, 1049, 2098, 19931

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39855 and 39862. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39855 and 39862 is 1.

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