What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38225 and 38245?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38225 and 38245 is 5.

GCF(38225,38245) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38225 and 38245, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38225 and 38245.

How to find the GCF of 38225 and 38245?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38225 and 38245. After we will calculate the factors of 38225 and 38245 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38225

Prime factors of 38225 are 5, 11, 139. Prime factorization of 38225 in exponential form is:

38225 = 5² × 11¹ × 139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38245

Prime factors of 38245 are 5, 7649. Prime factorization of 38245 in exponential form is:

38245 = 5¹ × 7649¹

Step-3: Factors of 38225

List of positive integer factors of 38225 that divides 38225 without a remainder.

1, 5, 11, 25, 55, 139, 275, 695, 1529, 3475, 7645

Step-4: Factors of 38245

List of positive integer factors of 38245 that divides 38225 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7649

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38225 and 38245. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38225 and 38245 is 5.

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