What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38412 and 38427?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38412 and 38427 is 3.

GCF(38412,38427) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38412 and 38427, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38412 and 38427.

How to find the GCF of 38412 and 38427?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38412 and 38427. After we will calculate the factors of 38412 and 38427 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38412

Prime factors of 38412 are 2, 3, 11, 97. Prime factorization of 38412 in exponential form is:

38412 = 2² × 3² × 11¹ × 97¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38427

Prime factors of 38427 are 3, 12809. Prime factorization of 38427 in exponential form is:

38427 = 3¹ × 12809¹

Step-3: Factors of 38412

List of positive integer factors of 38412 that divides 38412 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 33, 36, 44, 66, 97, 99, 132, 194, 198, 291, 388, 396, 582, 873, 1067, 1164, 1746, 2134, 3201, 3492, 4268, 6402, 9603, 12804, 19206

Step-4: Factors of 38427

List of positive integer factors of 38427 that divides 38412 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12809

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38412 and 38427. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38412 and 38427 is 3.

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