What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38187 and 38197?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38187 and 38197 is 1.

GCF(38187,38197) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38187 and 38197, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38187 and 38197.

How to find the GCF of 38187 and 38197?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38187 and 38197. After we will calculate the factors of 38187 and 38197 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 38197

Prime factors of 38197 are 38197. Prime factorization of 38197 in exponential form is:

38197 = 38197¹

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 38197

List of positive integer factors of 38197 that divides 38187 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38187 and 38197. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38187 and 38197 is 1.

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