What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3991 and 4009?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3991 and 4009 is 1.

GCF(3991,4009) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3991 and 4009, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3991 and 4009.

How to find the GCF of 3991 and 4009?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3991 and 4009. After we will calculate the factors of 3991 and 4009 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 4009

Prime factors of 4009 are 19, 211. Prime factorization of 4009 in exponential form is:

4009 = 19¹ × 211¹

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 4009

List of positive integer factors of 4009 that divides 3991 without a remainder.

1, 19, 211

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3991 and 4009. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3991 and 4009 is 1.

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