What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32438 and 32443?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32438 and 32443 is 1.

GCF(32438,32443) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32438 and 32443, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32438 and 32443.

How to find the GCF of 32438 and 32443?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32438 and 32443. After we will calculate the factors of 32438 and 32443 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32438

Prime factors of 32438 are 2, 7, 331. Prime factorization of 32438 in exponential form is:

32438 = 2¹ × 7² × 331¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32443

Prime factors of 32443 are 32443. Prime factorization of 32443 in exponential form is:

32443 = 32443¹

Step-3: Factors of 32438

List of positive integer factors of 32438 that divides 32438 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 331, 662, 2317, 4634, 16219

Step-4: Factors of 32443

List of positive integer factors of 32443 that divides 32438 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32438 and 32443. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32438 and 32443 is 1.

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