What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38056 and 38062?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38056 and 38062 is 2.

GCF(38056,38062) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38056 and 38062, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38056 and 38062.

How to find the GCF of 38056 and 38062?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38056 and 38062. After we will calculate the factors of 38056 and 38062 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38056

Prime factors of 38056 are 2, 67, 71. Prime factorization of 38056 in exponential form is:

38056 = 2³ × 67¹ × 71¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38062

Prime factors of 38062 are 2, 19031. Prime factorization of 38062 in exponential form is:

38062 = 2¹ × 19031¹

Step-3: Factors of 38056

List of positive integer factors of 38056 that divides 38056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 67, 71, 134, 142, 268, 284, 536, 568, 4757, 9514, 19028

Step-4: Factors of 38062

List of positive integer factors of 38062 that divides 38056 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19031

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38056 and 38062. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38056 and 38062 is 2.

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