What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38512 and 38531?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38512 and 38531 is 1.

GCF(38512,38531) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38512 and 38531, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38512 and 38531.

How to find the GCF of 38512 and 38531?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38512 and 38531. After we will calculate the factors of 38512 and 38531 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38512

Prime factors of 38512 are 2, 29, 83. Prime factorization of 38512 in exponential form is:

38512 = 2⁴ × 29¹ × 83¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38531

Prime factors of 38531 are 53, 727. Prime factorization of 38531 in exponential form is:

38531 = 53¹ × 727¹

Step-3: Factors of 38512

List of positive integer factors of 38512 that divides 38512 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 29, 58, 83, 116, 166, 232, 332, 464, 664, 1328, 2407, 4814, 9628, 19256

Step-4: Factors of 38531

List of positive integer factors of 38531 that divides 38512 without a remainder.

1, 53, 727

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38512 and 38531. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38512 and 38531 is 1.

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