What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38230 and 38236?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38230 and 38236 is 2.

GCF(38230,38236) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38230 and 38236, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38230 and 38236.

How to find the GCF of 38230 and 38236?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38230 and 38236. After we will calculate the factors of 38230 and 38236 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 38236

Prime factors of 38236 are 2, 11, 79. Prime factorization of 38236 in exponential form is:

38236 = 2² × 11² × 79¹

Step-3: Factors of 38230

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 38236

List of positive integer factors of 38236 that divides 38230 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44, 79, 121, 158, 242, 316, 484, 869, 1738, 3476, 9559, 19118

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38230 and 38236. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38230 and 38236 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38230 and 38236