What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38392 and 38396?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38392 and 38396 is 4.

GCF(38392,38396) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38392 and 38396, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38392 and 38396.

How to find the GCF of 38392 and 38396?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38392 and 38396. After we will calculate the factors of 38392 and 38396 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38392

Prime factors of 38392 are 2, 4799. Prime factorization of 38392 in exponential form is:

38392 = 2³ × 4799¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38396

Prime factors of 38396 are 2, 29, 331. Prime factorization of 38396 in exponential form is:

38396 = 2² × 29¹ × 331¹

Step-3: Factors of 38392

List of positive integer factors of 38392 that divides 38392 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4799, 9598, 19196

Step-4: Factors of 38396

List of positive integer factors of 38396 that divides 38392 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 29, 58, 116, 331, 662, 1324, 9599, 19198

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38392 and 38396. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38392 and 38396 is 4.

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