What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3987 and 4003?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3987 and 4003 is 1.

GCF(3987,4003) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3987 and 4003, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3987 and 4003.

How to find the GCF of 3987 and 4003?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3987 and 4003. After we will calculate the factors of 3987 and 4003 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 4003

Prime factors of 4003 are 4003. Prime factorization of 4003 in exponential form is:

4003 = 4003¹

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 4003

List of positive integer factors of 4003 that divides 3987 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3987 and 4003. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3987 and 4003 is 1.

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