What is the Greatest Common Factor of 39987 and 39996?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 39987 and 39996 is 9.

GCF(39987,39996) = 9

We will now calculate the prime factors of 39987 and 39996, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 39987 and 39996.

How to find the GCF of 39987 and 39996?

We will first find the prime factorization of 39987 and 39996. After we will calculate the factors of 39987 and 39996 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 39987

Prime factors of 39987 are 3, 1481. Prime factorization of 39987 in exponential form is:

39987 = 3³ × 1481¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 39996

Prime factors of 39996 are 2, 3, 11, 101. Prime factorization of 39996 in exponential form is:

39996 = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 101¹

Step-3: Factors of 39987

List of positive integer factors of 39987 that divides 39987 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 1481, 4443, 13329

Step-4: Factors of 39996

List of positive integer factors of 39996 that divides 39987 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 99, 101, 132, 198, 202, 303, 396, 404, 606, 909, 1111, 1212, 1818, 2222, 3333, 3636, 4444, 6666, 9999, 13332, 19998

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 39987 and 39996. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 39987 and 39996 is 9.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 39987 and 39996