What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3989 and 4001?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3989 and 4001 is 1.

GCF(3989,4001) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3989 and 4001, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3989 and 4001.

How to find the GCF of 3989 and 4001?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3989 and 4001. After we will calculate the factors of 3989 and 4001 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3989

Prime factors of 3989 are 3989. Prime factorization of 3989 in exponential form is:

3989 = 3989¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4001

Prime factors of 4001 are 4001. Prime factorization of 4001 in exponential form is:

4001 = 4001¹

Step-3: Factors of 3989

List of positive integer factors of 3989 that divides 3989 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 4001

List of positive integer factors of 4001 that divides 3989 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3989 and 4001. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3989 and 4001 is 1.

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