What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38565 and 38579?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38565 and 38579 is 1.

GCF(38565,38579) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38565 and 38579, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38565 and 38579.

How to find the GCF of 38565 and 38579?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38565 and 38579. After we will calculate the factors of 38565 and 38579 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38565

Prime factors of 38565 are 3, 5, 857. Prime factorization of 38565 in exponential form is:

38565 = 3² × 5¹ × 857¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38579

Prime factors of 38579 are 173, 223. Prime factorization of 38579 in exponential form is:

38579 = 173¹ × 223¹

Step-3: Factors of 38565

List of positive integer factors of 38565 that divides 38565 without a remainder.

1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45, 857, 2571, 4285, 7713, 12855

Step-4: Factors of 38579

List of positive integer factors of 38579 that divides 38565 without a remainder.

1, 173, 223

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38565 and 38579. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38565 and 38579 is 1.

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