What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3995 and 4002?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3995 and 4002 is 1.

GCF(3995,4002) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3995 and 4002, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3995 and 4002.

How to find the GCF of 3995 and 4002?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3995 and 4002. After we will calculate the factors of 3995 and 4002 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 4002

Prime factors of 4002 are 2, 3, 23, 29. Prime factorization of 4002 in exponential form is:

4002 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 29¹

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 4002

List of positive integer factors of 4002 that divides 3995 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 23, 29, 46, 58, 69, 87, 138, 174, 667, 1334, 2001

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3995 and 4002. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3995 and 4002 is 1.

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