What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3993 and 4011?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3993 and 4011 is 3.

GCF(3993,4011) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3993 and 4011, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3993 and 4011.

How to find the GCF of 3993 and 4011?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3993 and 4011. After we will calculate the factors of 3993 and 4011 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3993

Prime factors of 3993 are 3, 11. Prime factorization of 3993 in exponential form is:

3993 = 3¹ × 11³

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4011

Prime factors of 4011 are 3, 7, 191. Prime factorization of 4011 in exponential form is:

4011 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 3993

List of positive integer factors of 3993 that divides 3993 without a remainder.

1, 3, 11, 33, 121, 363, 1331

Step-4: Factors of 4011

List of positive integer factors of 4011 that divides 3993 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 191, 573, 1337

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3993 and 4011. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3993 and 4011 is 3.

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