What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38536 and 38543?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38536 and 38543 is 1.

GCF(38536,38543) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38536 and 38543, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38536 and 38543.

How to find the GCF of 38536 and 38543?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38536 and 38543. After we will calculate the factors of 38536 and 38543 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38536

Prime factors of 38536 are 2, 4817. Prime factorization of 38536 in exponential form is:

38536 = 2³ × 4817¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38543

Prime factors of 38543 are 38543. Prime factorization of 38543 in exponential form is:

38543 = 38543¹

Step-3: Factors of 38536

List of positive integer factors of 38536 that divides 38536 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4817, 9634, 19268

Step-4: Factors of 38543

List of positive integer factors of 38543 that divides 38536 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38536 and 38543. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38536 and 38543 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38536 and 38543