What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38196 and 38201?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38196 and 38201 is 1.

GCF(38196,38201) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38196 and 38201, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38196 and 38201.

How to find the GCF of 38196 and 38201?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38196 and 38201. After we will calculate the factors of 38196 and 38201 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38196

Prime factors of 38196 are 2, 3, 1061. Prime factorization of 38196 in exponential form is:

38196 = 2² × 3² × 1061¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38201

Prime factors of 38201 are 38201. Prime factorization of 38201 in exponential form is:

38201 = 38201¹

Step-3: Factors of 38196

List of positive integer factors of 38196 that divides 38196 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 1061, 2122, 3183, 4244, 6366, 9549, 12732, 19098

Step-4: Factors of 38201

List of positive integer factors of 38201 that divides 38196 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38196 and 38201. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38196 and 38201 is 1.

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