What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38472 and 38481?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38472 and 38481 is 3.

GCF(38472,38481) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38472 and 38481, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38472 and 38481.

How to find the GCF of 38472 and 38481?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38472 and 38481. After we will calculate the factors of 38472 and 38481 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38472

Prime factors of 38472 are 2, 3, 7, 229. Prime factorization of 38472 in exponential form is:

38472 = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 229¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38481

Prime factors of 38481 are 3, 101, 127. Prime factorization of 38481 in exponential form is:

38481 = 3¹ × 101¹ × 127¹

Step-3: Factors of 38472

List of positive integer factors of 38472 that divides 38472 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 21, 24, 28, 42, 56, 84, 168, 229, 458, 687, 916, 1374, 1603, 1832, 2748, 3206, 4809, 5496, 6412, 9618, 12824, 19236

Step-4: Factors of 38481

List of positive integer factors of 38481 that divides 38472 without a remainder.

1, 3, 101, 127, 303, 381, 12827

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38472 and 38481. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38472 and 38481 is 3.

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