What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3997 and 4017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3997 and 4017 is 1.

GCF(3997,4017) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3997 and 4017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3997 and 4017.

How to find the GCF of 3997 and 4017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3997 and 4017. After we will calculate the factors of 3997 and 4017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3997

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

3997 = 7¹ × 571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4017

Prime factors of 4017 are 3, 13, 103. Prime factorization of 4017 in exponential form is:

4017 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 103¹

Step-3: Factors of 3997

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

1, 7, 571

Step-4: Factors of 4017

List of positive integer factors of 4017 that divides 3997 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 39, 103, 309, 1339

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3997 and 4017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3997 and 4017 is 1.

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