What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4197 and 4201?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4197 and 4201 is 1.

GCF(4197,4201) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4197 and 4201, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4197 and 4201.

How to find the GCF of 4197 and 4201?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4197 and 4201. After we will calculate the factors of 4197 and 4201 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 4197

Prime factors of 4197 are 3, 1399. Prime factorization of 4197 in exponential form is:

4197 = 3¹ × 1399¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 4201

Prime factors of 4201 are 4201. Prime factorization of 4201 in exponential form is:

4201 = 4201¹

Step-3: Factors of 4197

List of positive integer factors of 4197 that divides 4197 without a remainder.

1, 3, 1399

Step-4: Factors of 4201

List of positive integer factors of 4201 that divides 4197 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4197 and 4201. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4197 and 4201 is 1.

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