What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38548 and 38553?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38548 and 38553 is 1.

GCF(38548,38553) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38548 and 38553, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38548 and 38553.

How to find the GCF of 38548 and 38553?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38548 and 38553. After we will calculate the factors of 38548 and 38553 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38548

Prime factors of 38548 are 2, 23, 419. Prime factorization of 38548 in exponential form is:

38548 = 2² × 23¹ × 419¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38553

Prime factors of 38553 are 3, 71, 181. Prime factorization of 38553 in exponential form is:

38553 = 3¹ × 71¹ × 181¹

Step-3: Factors of 38548

List of positive integer factors of 38548 that divides 38548 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 23, 46, 92, 419, 838, 1676, 9637, 19274

Step-4: Factors of 38553

List of positive integer factors of 38553 that divides 38548 without a remainder.

1, 3, 71, 181, 213, 543, 12851

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38548 and 38553. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38548 and 38553 is 1.

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