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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3987 and 3994?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3987 and 3994 is 1.

GCF(3987,3994) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3987 and 3994, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3987 and 3994.

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How to find the GCF of 3987 and 3994?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3987 and 3994. After we will calculate the factors of 3987 and 3994 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3987

Prime factors of 3987 are 3, 443. Prime factorization of 3987 in exponential form is:

3987 = 32 × 4431

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 3987

List of positive integer factors of 3987 that divides 3987 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 443, 1329

Step-4: Factors of 3994

List of positive integer factors of 3994 that divides 3987 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1997

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3987 and 3994. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3987 and 3994 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3987 and 3994