What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38355 and 38375?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38355 and 38375 is 5.

GCF(38355,38375) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38355 and 38375, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38355 and 38375.

How to find the GCF of 38355 and 38375?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38355 and 38375. After we will calculate the factors of 38355 and 38375 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38355

Prime factors of 38355 are 3, 5, 2557. Prime factorization of 38355 in exponential form is:

38355 = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38375

Prime factors of 38375 are 5, 307. Prime factorization of 38375 in exponential form is:

38375 = 5³ × 307¹

Step-3: Factors of 38355

List of positive integer factors of 38355 that divides 38355 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 15, 2557, 7671, 12785

Step-4: Factors of 38375

List of positive integer factors of 38375 that divides 38355 without a remainder.

1, 5, 25, 125, 307, 1535, 7675

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38355 and 38375. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38355 and 38375 is 5.

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