What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38493 and 38497?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38493 and 38497 is 1.

GCF(38493,38497) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38493 and 38497, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38493 and 38497.

How to find the GCF of 38493 and 38497?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38493 and 38497. After we will calculate the factors of 38493 and 38497 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38493

Prime factors of 38493 are 3, 7, 13, 47. Prime factorization of 38493 in exponential form is:

38493 = 3² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38497

Prime factors of 38497 are 137, 281. Prime factorization of 38497 in exponential form is:

38497 = 137¹ × 281¹

Step-3: Factors of 38493

List of positive integer factors of 38493 that divides 38493 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 39, 47, 63, 91, 117, 141, 273, 329, 423, 611, 819, 987, 1833, 2961, 4277, 5499, 12831

Step-4: Factors of 38497

List of positive integer factors of 38497 that divides 38493 without a remainder.

1, 137, 281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38493 and 38497. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38493 and 38497 is 1.

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