What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38121 and 38133?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38121 and 38133 is 3.

GCF(38121,38133) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38121 and 38133, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38121 and 38133.

How to find the GCF of 38121 and 38133?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38121 and 38133. After we will calculate the factors of 38121 and 38133 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38121

Prime factors of 38121 are 3, 97, 131. Prime factorization of 38121 in exponential form is:

38121 = 3¹ × 97¹ × 131¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38133

Prime factors of 38133 are 3, 19, 223. Prime factorization of 38133 in exponential form is:

38133 = 3² × 19¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 38121

List of positive integer factors of 38121 that divides 38121 without a remainder.

1, 3, 97, 131, 291, 393, 12707

Step-4: Factors of 38133

List of positive integer factors of 38133 that divides 38121 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 19, 57, 171, 223, 669, 2007, 4237, 12711

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38121 and 38133. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38121 and 38133 is 3.

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