What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38285 and 38305?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38285 and 38305 is 5.

GCF(38285,38305) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38285 and 38305, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38285 and 38305.

How to find the GCF of 38285 and 38305?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38285 and 38305. After we will calculate the factors of 38285 and 38305 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38285

Prime factors of 38285 are 5, 13, 19, 31. Prime factorization of 38285 in exponential form is:

38285 = 5¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 31¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38305

Prime factors of 38305 are 5, 47, 163. Prime factorization of 38305 in exponential form is:

38305 = 5¹ × 47¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 38285

List of positive integer factors of 38285 that divides 38285 without a remainder.

1, 5, 13, 19, 31, 65, 95, 155, 247, 403, 589, 1235, 2015, 2945, 7657

Step-4: Factors of 38305

List of positive integer factors of 38305 that divides 38285 without a remainder.

1, 5, 47, 163, 235, 815, 7661

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38285 and 38305. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38285 and 38305 is 5.

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