What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38300 and 38306?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38300 and 38306 is 2.

GCF(38300,38306) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38300 and 38306, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38300 and 38306.

How to find the GCF of 38300 and 38306?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38300 and 38306. After we will calculate the factors of 38300 and 38306 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38300

Prime factors of 38300 are 2, 5, 383. Prime factorization of 38300 in exponential form is:

38300 = 2² × 5² × 383¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38306

Prime factors of 38306 are 2, 107, 179. Prime factorization of 38306 in exponential form is:

38306 = 2¹ × 107¹ × 179¹

Step-3: Factors of 38300

List of positive integer factors of 38300 that divides 38300 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, 383, 766, 1532, 1915, 3830, 7660, 9575, 19150

Step-4: Factors of 38306

List of positive integer factors of 38306 that divides 38300 without a remainder.

1, 2, 107, 179, 214, 358, 19153

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38300 and 38306. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38300 and 38306 is 2.

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