What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38212 and 38230?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38212 and 38230 is 2.

GCF(38212,38230) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38212 and 38230, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38212 and 38230.

How to find the GCF of 38212 and 38230?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38212 and 38230. After we will calculate the factors of 38212 and 38230 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38212

Prime factors of 38212 are 2, 41, 233. Prime factorization of 38212 in exponential form is:

38212 = 2² × 41¹ × 233¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38230

Prime factors of 38230 are 2, 5, 3823. Prime factorization of 38230 in exponential form is:

38230 = 2¹ × 5¹ × 3823¹

Step-3: Factors of 38212

List of positive integer factors of 38212 that divides 38212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 41, 82, 164, 233, 466, 932, 9553, 19106

Step-4: Factors of 38230

List of positive integer factors of 38230 that divides 38212 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 3823, 7646, 19115

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38212 and 38230. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38212 and 38230 is 2.

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