What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38031 and 38037?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38031 and 38037 is 3.

GCF(38031,38037) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38031 and 38037, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38031 and 38037.

How to find the GCF of 38031 and 38037?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38031 and 38037. After we will calculate the factors of 38031 and 38037 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38031

Prime factors of 38031 are 3, 7, 1811. Prime factorization of 38031 in exponential form is:

38031 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1811¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38037

Prime factors of 38037 are 3, 31, 409. Prime factorization of 38037 in exponential form is:

38037 = 3¹ × 31¹ × 409¹

Step-3: Factors of 38031

List of positive integer factors of 38031 that divides 38031 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 1811, 5433, 12677

Step-4: Factors of 38037

List of positive integer factors of 38037 that divides 38031 without a remainder.

1, 3, 31, 93, 409, 1227, 12679

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38031 and 38037. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38031 and 38037 is 3.

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