What is the Greatest Common Factor of 32920 and 32938?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 32920 and 32938 is 2.

GCF(32920,32938) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 32920 and 32938, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 32920 and 32938.

How to find the GCF of 32920 and 32938?

We will first find the prime factorization of 32920 and 32938. After we will calculate the factors of 32920 and 32938 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 32920

Prime factors of 32920 are 2, 5, 823. Prime factorization of 32920 in exponential form is:

32920 = 2³ × 5¹ × 823¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 32938

Prime factors of 32938 are 2, 43, 383. Prime factorization of 32938 in exponential form is:

32938 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 383¹

Step-3: Factors of 32920

List of positive integer factors of 32920 that divides 32920 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 823, 1646, 3292, 4115, 6584, 8230, 16460

Step-4: Factors of 32938

List of positive integer factors of 32938 that divides 32920 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 383, 766, 16469

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 32920 and 32938. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 32920 and 32938 is 2.

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