What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38257 and 38262?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38257 and 38262 is 1.

GCF(38257,38262) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38257 and 38262, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38257 and 38262.

How to find the GCF of 38257 and 38262?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38257 and 38262. After we will calculate the factors of 38257 and 38262 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38257

Prime factors of 38257 are 67, 571. Prime factorization of 38257 in exponential form is:

38257 = 67¹ × 571¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38262

Prime factors of 38262 are 2, 3, 7, 911. Prime factorization of 38262 in exponential form is:

38262 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 911¹

Step-3: Factors of 38257

List of positive integer factors of 38257 that divides 38257 without a remainder.

1, 67, 571

Step-4: Factors of 38262

List of positive integer factors of 38262 that divides 38257 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42, 911, 1822, 2733, 5466, 6377, 12754, 19131

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38257 and 38262. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38257 and 38262 is 1.

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