What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38548 and 38559?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38548 and 38559 is 1.

GCF(38548,38559) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38548 and 38559, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38548 and 38559.

How to find the GCF of 38548 and 38559?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38548 and 38559. After we will calculate the factors of 38548 and 38559 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 38559

Prime factors of 38559 are 3, 12853. Prime factorization of 38559 in exponential form is:

38559 = 3¹ × 12853¹

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 38559

List of positive integer factors of 38559 that divides 38548 without a remainder.

1, 3, 12853

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38548 and 38559. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38548 and 38559 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38548 and 38559