What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38571 and 38589?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38571 and 38589 is 3.

GCF(38571,38589) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38571 and 38589, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38571 and 38589.

How to find the GCF of 38571 and 38589?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38571 and 38589. After we will calculate the factors of 38571 and 38589 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38571

Prime factors of 38571 are 3, 13, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 38571 in exponential form is:

38571 = 3¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 43¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38589

Prime factors of 38589 are 3, 19, 677. Prime factorization of 38589 in exponential form is:

38589 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 677¹

Step-3: Factors of 38571

List of positive integer factors of 38571 that divides 38571 without a remainder.

1, 3, 13, 23, 39, 43, 69, 129, 299, 559, 897, 989, 1677, 2967, 12857

Step-4: Factors of 38589

List of positive integer factors of 38589 that divides 38571 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 677, 2031, 12863

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38571 and 38589. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38571 and 38589 is 3.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38571 and 38589