What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38205 and 38211?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38205 and 38211 is 3.

GCF(38205,38211) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38205 and 38211, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38205 and 38211.

How to find the GCF of 38205 and 38211?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38205 and 38211. After we will calculate the factors of 38205 and 38211 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38205

Prime factors of 38205 are 3, 5, 283. Prime factorization of 38205 in exponential form is:

38205 = 3³ × 5¹ × 283¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38211

Prime factors of 38211 are 3, 47, 271. Prime factorization of 38211 in exponential form is:

38211 = 3¹ × 47¹ × 271¹

Step-3: Factors of 38205

List of positive integer factors of 38205 that divides 38205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 27, 45, 135, 283, 849, 1415, 2547, 4245, 7641, 12735

Step-4: Factors of 38211

List of positive integer factors of 38211 that divides 38205 without a remainder.

1, 3, 47, 141, 271, 813, 12737

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38205 and 38211. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38205 and 38211 is 3.

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