What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38568 and 38572?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38568 and 38572 is 4.

GCF(38568,38572) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38568 and 38572, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38568 and 38572.

How to find the GCF of 38568 and 38572?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38568 and 38572. After we will calculate the factors of 38568 and 38572 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38568

Prime factors of 38568 are 2, 3, 1607. Prime factorization of 38568 in exponential form is:

38568 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1607¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38572

Prime factors of 38572 are 2, 9643. Prime factorization of 38572 in exponential form is:

38572 = 2² × 9643¹

Step-3: Factors of 38568

List of positive integer factors of 38568 that divides 38568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1607, 3214, 4821, 6428, 9642, 12856, 19284

Step-4: Factors of 38572

List of positive integer factors of 38572 that divides 38568 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 9643, 19286

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38568 and 38572. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38568 and 38572 is 4.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38568 and 38572