What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37720 and 37738?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37720 and 37738 is 2.

GCF(37720,37738) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37720 and 37738, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37720 and 37738.

How to find the GCF of 37720 and 37738?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37720 and 37738. After we will calculate the factors of 37720 and 37738 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37720

Prime factors of 37720 are 2, 5, 23, 41. Prime factorization of 37720 in exponential form is:

37720 = 2³ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 41¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37738

Prime factors of 37738 are 2, 18869. Prime factorization of 37738 in exponential form is:

37738 = 2¹ × 18869¹

Step-3: Factors of 37720

List of positive integer factors of 37720 that divides 37720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 23, 40, 41, 46, 82, 92, 115, 164, 184, 205, 230, 328, 410, 460, 820, 920, 943, 1640, 1886, 3772, 4715, 7544, 9430, 18860

Step-4: Factors of 37738

List of positive integer factors of 37738 that divides 37720 without a remainder.

1, 2, 18869

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37720 and 37738. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37720 and 37738 is 2.

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