What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38557 and 38562?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38557 and 38562 is 1.

GCF(38557,38562) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38557 and 38562, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38557 and 38562.

How to find the GCF of 38557 and 38562?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38557 and 38562. After we will calculate the factors of 38557 and 38562 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38557

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

38557 = 38557¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38562

Prime factors of 38562 are 2, 3, 6427. Prime factorization of 38562 in exponential form is:

38562 = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6427¹

Step-3: Factors of 38557

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

Step-4: Factors of 38562

List of positive integer factors of 38562 that divides 38557 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 6427, 12854, 19281

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38557 and 38562. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38557 and 38562 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38557 and 38562