What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38612 and 38631?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38612 and 38631 is 1.

GCF(38612,38631) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38612 and 38631, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38612 and 38631.

How to find the GCF of 38612 and 38631?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38612 and 38631. After we will calculate the factors of 38612 and 38631 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38612

Prime factors of 38612 are 2, 7, 197. Prime factorization of 38612 in exponential form is:

38612 = 2² × 7² × 197¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38631

Prime factors of 38631 are 3, 79, 163. Prime factorization of 38631 in exponential form is:

38631 = 3¹ × 79¹ × 163¹

Step-3: Factors of 38612

List of positive integer factors of 38612 that divides 38612 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 49, 98, 196, 197, 394, 788, 1379, 2758, 5516, 9653, 19306

Step-4: Factors of 38631

List of positive integer factors of 38631 that divides 38612 without a remainder.

1, 3, 79, 163, 237, 489, 12877

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38612 and 38631. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38612 and 38631 is 1.

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