What is the Greatest Common Factor of 4197 and 4205?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 4197 and 4205 is 1.

GCF(4197,4205) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 4197 and 4205, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 4197 and 4205.

How to find the GCF of 4197 and 4205?

We will first find the prime factorization of 4197 and 4205. After we will calculate the factors of 4197 and 4205 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 4205

Prime factors of 4205 are 5, 29. Prime factorization of 4205 in exponential form is:

4205 = 5¹ × 29²

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 4205

List of positive integer factors of 4205 that divides 4197 without a remainder.

1, 5, 29, 145, 841

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 4197 and 4205. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 4197 and 4205 is 1.

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