What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38402 and 38409?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38402 and 38409 is 7.

GCF(38402,38409) = 7

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38402 and 38409, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38402 and 38409.

How to find the GCF of 38402 and 38409?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38402 and 38409. After we will calculate the factors of 38402 and 38409 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38402

Prime factors of 38402 are 2, 7, 13, 211. Prime factorization of 38402 in exponential form is:

38402 = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 211¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38409

Prime factors of 38409 are 3, 7, 31, 59. Prime factorization of 38409 in exponential form is:

38409 = 3¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 38402

List of positive integer factors of 38402 that divides 38402 without a remainder.

1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 91, 182, 211, 422, 1477, 2743, 2954, 5486, 19201

Step-4: Factors of 38409

List of positive integer factors of 38409 that divides 38402 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 31, 59, 93, 177, 217, 413, 651, 1239, 1829, 5487, 12803

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38402 and 38409. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38402 and 38409 is 7.

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