What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39896 and 39909?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39896 and 39909 is 1.

GCF(39896,39909) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39896 and 39909, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39896 and 39909.

How to find the GCF of 39896 and 39909?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39896 and 39909. After we will calculate the factors of 39896 and 39909 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39896

Prime factors of 39896 are 2, 4987. Prime factorization of 39896 in exponential form is:

39896 = 2³ × 4987¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39909

Prime factors of 39909 are 3, 53, 251. Prime factorization of 39909 in exponential form is:

39909 = 3¹ × 53¹ × 251¹

Step-3: Factors of 39896

List of positive integer factors of 39896 that divides 39896 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4987, 9974, 19948

Step-4: Factors of 39909

List of positive integer factors of 39909 that divides 39896 without a remainder.

1, 3, 53, 159, 251, 753, 13303

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39896 and 39909. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39896 and 39909 is 1.

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