What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38218 and 38229?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38218 and 38229 is 1.

GCF(38218,38229) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38218 and 38229, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38218 and 38229.

How to find the GCF of 38218 and 38229?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38218 and 38229. After we will calculate the factors of 38218 and 38229 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38218

Prime factors of 38218 are 2, 97, 197. Prime factorization of 38218 in exponential form is:

38218 = 2¹ × 97¹ × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38229

Prime factors of 38229 are 3, 12743. Prime factorization of 38229 in exponential form is:

38229 = 3¹ × 12743¹

Step-3: Factors of 38218

List of positive integer factors of 38218 that divides 38218 without a remainder.

1, 2, 97, 194, 197, 394, 19109

Step-4: Factors of 38229

List of positive integer factors of 38229 that divides 38218 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12743

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38218 and 38229. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38218 and 38229 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38218 and 38229