What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38151 and 38163?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38151 and 38163 is 3.

GCF(38151,38163) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38151 and 38163, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38151 and 38163.

How to find the GCF of 38151 and 38163?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38151 and 38163. After we will calculate the factors of 38151 and 38163 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38151

Prime factors of 38151 are 3, 157. Prime factorization of 38151 in exponential form is:

38151 = 3⁵ × 157¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38163

Prime factors of 38163 are 3, 12721. Prime factorization of 38163 in exponential form is:

38163 = 3¹ × 12721¹

Step-3: Factors of 38151

List of positive integer factors of 38151 that divides 38151 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 157, 243, 471, 1413, 4239, 12717

Step-4: Factors of 38163

List of positive integer factors of 38163 that divides 38151 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12721

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38151 and 38163. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38151 and 38163 is 3.

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