What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38214 and 38232?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38214 and 38232 is 18.

GCF(38214,38232) = 18

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38214 and 38232, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38214 and 38232.

How to find the GCF of 38214 and 38232?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38214 and 38232. After we will calculate the factors of 38214 and 38232 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38214

Prime factors of 38214 are 2, 3, 11, 193. Prime factorization of 38214 in exponential form is:

38214 = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 193¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38232

Prime factors of 38232 are 2, 3, 59. Prime factorization of 38232 in exponential form is:

38232 = 2³ × 3⁴ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 38214

List of positive integer factors of 38214 that divides 38214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 66, 99, 193, 198, 386, 579, 1158, 1737, 2123, 3474, 4246, 6369, 12738, 19107

Step-4: Factors of 38232

List of positive integer factors of 38232 that divides 38214 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 59, 72, 81, 108, 118, 162, 177, 216, 236, 324, 354, 472, 531, 648, 708, 1062, 1416, 1593, 2124, 3186, 4248, 4779, 6372, 9558, 12744, 19116

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38214 and 38232. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38214 and 38232 is 18.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38214 and 38232