What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38591 and 38599?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38591 and 38599 is 1.

GCF(38591,38599) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38591 and 38599, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38591 and 38599.

How to find the GCF of 38591 and 38599?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38591 and 38599. After we will calculate the factors of 38591 and 38599 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38591

Prime factors of 38591 are 7, 37, 149. Prime factorization of 38591 in exponential form is:

38591 = 7¹ × 37¹ × 149¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38599

Prime factors of 38599 are 11, 29. Prime factorization of 38599 in exponential form is:

38599 = 11³ × 29¹

Step-3: Factors of 38591

List of positive integer factors of 38591 that divides 38591 without a remainder.

1, 7, 37, 149, 259, 1043, 5513

Step-4: Factors of 38599

List of positive integer factors of 38599 that divides 38591 without a remainder.

1, 11, 29, 121, 319, 1331, 3509

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38591 and 38599. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38591 and 38599 is 1.

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