What is the Greatest Common Factor of 37850 and 37868?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 37850 and 37868 is 2.

GCF(37850,37868) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 37850 and 37868, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 37850 and 37868.

How to find the GCF of 37850 and 37868?

We will first find the prime factorization of 37850 and 37868. After we will calculate the factors of 37850 and 37868 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 37850

Prime factors of 37850 are 2, 5, 757. Prime factorization of 37850 in exponential form is:

37850 = 2¹ × 5² × 757¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 37868

Prime factors of 37868 are 2, 9467. Prime factorization of 37868 in exponential form is:

37868 = 2² × 9467¹

Step-3: Factors of 37850

List of positive integer factors of 37850 that divides 37850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 757, 1514, 3785, 7570, 18925

Step-4: Factors of 37868

List of positive integer factors of 37868 that divides 37850 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9467, 18934

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 37850 and 37868. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 37850 and 37868 is 2.

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