What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38120 and 38126?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38120 and 38126 is 2.

GCF(38120,38126) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38120 and 38126, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38120 and 38126.

How to find the GCF of 38120 and 38126?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38120 and 38126. After we will calculate the factors of 38120 and 38126 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38120

Prime factors of 38120 are 2, 5, 953. Prime factorization of 38120 in exponential form is:

38120 = 2³ × 5¹ × 953¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38126

Prime factors of 38126 are 2, 11, 1733. Prime factorization of 38126 in exponential form is:

38126 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1733¹

Step-3: Factors of 38120

List of positive integer factors of 38120 that divides 38120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 953, 1906, 3812, 4765, 7624, 9530, 19060

Step-4: Factors of 38126

List of positive integer factors of 38126 that divides 38120 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1733, 3466, 19063

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38120 and 38126. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38120 and 38126 is 2.

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