What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38260 and 38274?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38260 and 38274 is 2.

GCF(38260,38274) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38260 and 38274, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38260 and 38274.

How to find the GCF of 38260 and 38274?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38260 and 38274. After we will calculate the factors of 38260 and 38274 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38260

Prime factors of 38260 are 2, 5, 1913. Prime factorization of 38260 in exponential form is:

38260 = 2² × 5¹ × 1913¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38274

Prime factors of 38274 are 2, 3, 6379. Prime factorization of 38274 in exponential form is:

38274 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6379¹

Step-3: Factors of 38260

List of positive integer factors of 38260 that divides 38260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 1913, 3826, 7652, 9565, 19130

Step-4: Factors of 38274

List of positive integer factors of 38274 that divides 38260 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6379, 12758, 19137

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38260 and 38274. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38260 and 38274 is 2.

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