What is the Greatest Common Factor of 3998 and 4007?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 3998 and 4007 is 1.

GCF(3998,4007) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 3998 and 4007, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 3998 and 4007.

How to find the GCF of 3998 and 4007?

We will first find the prime factorization of 3998 and 4007. After we will calculate the factors of 3998 and 4007 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 3998

Prime factors of 3998 are 2, 1999. Prime factorization of 3998 in exponential form is:

3998 = 2¹ × 1999¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4007

Prime factors of 4007 are 4007. Prime factorization of 4007 in exponential form is:

4007 = 4007¹

Step-3: Factors of 3998

List of positive integer factors of 3998 that divides 3998 without a remainder.

1, 2, 1999

Step-4: Factors of 4007

List of positive integer factors of 4007 that divides 3998 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 3998 and 4007. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 3998 and 4007 is 1.

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