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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3991 and 3997?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3991 and 3997 is 1.

GCF(3991,3997) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3991 and 3997, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3991 and 3997.

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How to find the GCF of 3991 and 3997?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3991 and 3997. After we will calculate the factors of 3991 and 3997 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3991

Prime factors of 3991 are 13, 307. Prime factorization of 3991 in exponential form is:

3991 = 131 × 3071

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3997

Prime factors of 3997 are 7, 571. Prime factorization of 3997 in exponential form is:

3997 = 71 × 5711

Step-3: Factors of 3991

List of positive integer factors of 3991 that divides 3991 without a remainder.

1, 13, 307

Step-4: Factors of 3997

List of positive integer factors of 3997 that divides 3991 without a remainder.

1, 7, 571

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3991 and 3997. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3991 and 3997 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 3991 and 3997