What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39972 and 39983?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39972 and 39983 is 1.

GCF(39972,39983) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39972 and 39983, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39972 and 39983.

How to find the GCF of 39972 and 39983?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39972 and 39983. After we will calculate the factors of 39972 and 39983 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39972

Prime factors of 39972 are 2, 3, 3331. Prime factorization of 39972 in exponential form is:

39972 = 2² × 3¹ × 3331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39983

Prime factors of 39983 are 39983. Prime factorization of 39983 in exponential form is:

39983 = 39983¹

Step-3: Factors of 39972

List of positive integer factors of 39972 that divides 39972 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3331, 6662, 9993, 13324, 19986

Step-4: Factors of 39983

List of positive integer factors of 39983 that divides 39972 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39972 and 39983. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39972 and 39983 is 1.

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