What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38572 and 38578?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38572 and 38578 is 2.

GCF(38572,38578) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38572 and 38578, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38572 and 38578.

How to find the GCF of 38572 and 38578?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38572 and 38578. After we will calculate the factors of 38572 and 38578 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38572

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

38572 = 2² × 9643¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38578

Prime factors of 38578 are 2, 19289. Prime factorization of 38578 in exponential form is:

38578 = 2¹ × 19289¹

Step-3: Factors of 38572

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

1, 2, 4, 9643, 19286

Step-4: Factors of 38578

List of positive integer factors of 38578 that divides 38572 without a remainder.

1, 2, 19289

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38572 and 38578. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38572 and 38578 is 2.

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