What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38550 and 38557?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38550 and 38557 is 1.

GCF(38550,38557) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38550 and 38557, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38550 and 38557.

How to find the GCF of 38550 and 38557?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38550 and 38557. After we will calculate the factors of 38550 and 38557 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38550

Prime factors of 38550 are 2, 3, 5, 257. Prime factorization of 38550 in exponential form is:

38550 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 257¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38557

Prime factors of 38557 are 38557. Prime factorization of 38557 in exponential form is:

38557 = 38557¹

Step-3: Factors of 38550

List of positive integer factors of 38550 that divides 38550 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 25, 30, 50, 75, 150, 257, 514, 771, 1285, 1542, 2570, 3855, 6425, 7710, 12850, 19275

Step-4: Factors of 38557

List of positive integer factors of 38557 that divides 38550 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38550 and 38557. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38550 and 38557 is 1.

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