What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38150 and 38156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38150 and 38156 is 2.

GCF(38150,38156) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38150 and 38156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38150 and 38156.

How to find the GCF of 38150 and 38156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38150 and 38156. After we will calculate the factors of 38150 and 38156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38150

Prime factors of 38150 are 2, 5, 7, 109. Prime factorization of 38150 in exponential form is:

38150 = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 109¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38156

Prime factors of 38156 are 2, 9539. Prime factorization of 38156 in exponential form is:

38156 = 2² × 9539¹

Step-3: Factors of 38150

List of positive integer factors of 38150 that divides 38150 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 25, 35, 50, 70, 109, 175, 218, 350, 545, 763, 1090, 1526, 2725, 3815, 5450, 7630, 19075

Step-4: Factors of 38156

List of positive integer factors of 38156 that divides 38150 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9539, 19078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38150 and 38156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38150 and 38156 is 2.

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