What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38315 and 38321?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38315 and 38321 is 1.

GCF(38315,38321) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38315 and 38321, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38315 and 38321.

How to find the GCF of 38315 and 38321?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38315 and 38321. After we will calculate the factors of 38315 and 38321 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38315

Prime factors of 38315 are 5, 79, 97. Prime factorization of 38315 in exponential form is:

38315 = 5¹ × 79¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38321

Prime factors of 38321 are 38321. Prime factorization of 38321 in exponential form is:

38321 = 38321¹

Step-3: Factors of 38315

List of positive integer factors of 38315 that divides 38315 without a remainder.

1, 5, 79, 97, 395, 485, 7663

Step-4: Factors of 38321

List of positive integer factors of 38321 that divides 38315 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38315 and 38321. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38315 and 38321 is 1.

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