What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38418 and 38431?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38418 and 38431 is 1.

GCF(38418,38431) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38418 and 38431, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38418 and 38431.

How to find the GCF of 38418 and 38431?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38418 and 38431. After we will calculate the factors of 38418 and 38431 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38418

Prime factors of 38418 are 2, 3, 19, 337. Prime factorization of 38418 in exponential form is:

38418 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 337¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38431

Prime factors of 38431 are 38431. Prime factorization of 38431 in exponential form is:

38431 = 38431¹

Step-3: Factors of 38418

List of positive integer factors of 38418 that divides 38418 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 19, 38, 57, 114, 337, 674, 1011, 2022, 6403, 12806, 19209

Step-4: Factors of 38431

List of positive integer factors of 38431 that divides 38418 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38418 and 38431. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38418 and 38431 is 1.

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