What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38187 and 38193?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38187 and 38193 is 3.

GCF(38187,38193) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38187 and 38193, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38187 and 38193.

How to find the GCF of 38187 and 38193?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38187 and 38193. After we will calculate the factors of 38187 and 38193 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38187

Prime factors of 38187 are 3, 4243. Prime factorization of 38187 in exponential form is:

38187 = 3² × 4243¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38193

Prime factors of 38193 are 3, 29, 439. Prime factorization of 38193 in exponential form is:

38193 = 3¹ × 29¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 38187

List of positive integer factors of 38187 that divides 38187 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 4243, 12729

Step-4: Factors of 38193

List of positive integer factors of 38193 that divides 38187 without a remainder.

1, 3, 29, 87, 439, 1317, 12731

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38187 and 38193. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38187 and 38193 is 3.

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