What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38086 and 38098?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38086 and 38098 is 2.

GCF(38086,38098) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38086 and 38098, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38086 and 38098.

How to find the GCF of 38086 and 38098?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38086 and 38098. After we will calculate the factors of 38086 and 38098 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38086

Prime factors of 38086 are 2, 137, 139. Prime factorization of 38086 in exponential form is:

38086 = 2¹ × 137¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38098

Prime factors of 38098 are 2, 43, 443. Prime factorization of 38098 in exponential form is:

38098 = 2¹ × 43¹ × 443¹

Step-3: Factors of 38086

List of positive integer factors of 38086 that divides 38086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 137, 139, 274, 278, 19043

Step-4: Factors of 38098

List of positive integer factors of 38098 that divides 38086 without a remainder.

1, 2, 43, 86, 443, 886, 19049

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38086 and 38098. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38086 and 38098 is 2.

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