What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3995 and 3999?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3995 and 3999 is 1.

GCF(3995,3999) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3995 and 3999, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3995 and 3999.

How to find the GCF of 3995 and 3999?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3995 and 3999. After we will calculate the factors of 3995 and 3999 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3995

Prime factors of 3995 are 5, 17, 47. Prime factorization of 3995 in exponential form is:

3995 = 5¹ × 17¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 3999

Prime factors of 3999 are 3, 31, 43. Prime factorization of 3999 in exponential form is:

3999 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 43¹

Step-3: Factors of 3995

List of positive integer factors of 3995 that divides 3995 without a remainder.

1, 5, 17, 47, 85, 235, 799

Step-4: Factors of 3999

List of positive integer factors of 3999 that divides 3995 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 43, 93, 129, 1333

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3995 and 3999. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3995 and 3999 is 1.

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