What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4002 and 4017?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4002 and 4017 is 3.

GCF(4002,4017) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4002 and 4017, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4002 and 4017.

How to find the GCF of 4002 and 4017?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4002 and 4017. After we will calculate the factors of 4002 and 4017 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-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 4002

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 4017

List of positive integer factors of 4017 that divides 4002 without a remainder.

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

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4002 and 4017. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4002 and 4017 is 3.

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