What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38278 and 38289?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38278 and 38289 is 1.

GCF(38278,38289) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38278 and 38289, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38278 and 38289.

How to find the GCF of 38278 and 38289?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38278 and 38289. After we will calculate the factors of 38278 and 38289 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38278

Prime factors of 38278 are 2, 19139. Prime factorization of 38278 in exponential form is:

38278 = 2¹ × 19139¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38289

Prime factors of 38289 are 3, 12763. Prime factorization of 38289 in exponential form is:

38289 = 3¹ × 12763¹

Step-3: Factors of 38278

List of positive integer factors of 38278 that divides 38278 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19139

Step-4: Factors of 38289

List of positive integer factors of 38289 that divides 38278 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12763

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38278 and 38289. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38278 and 38289 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38278 and 38289