What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38562 and 38582?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38562 and 38582 is 2.

GCF(38562,38582) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38562 and 38582, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38562 and 38582.

How to find the GCF of 38562 and 38582?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38562 and 38582. After we will calculate the factors of 38562 and 38582 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 38582

Prime factors of 38582 are 2, 101, 191. Prime factorization of 38582 in exponential form is:

38582 = 2¹ × 101¹ × 191¹

Step-3: Factors of 38562

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 38582

List of positive integer factors of 38582 that divides 38562 without a remainder.

1, 2, 101, 191, 202, 382, 19291

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38562 and 38582. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38562 and 38582 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38562 and 38582