What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38616 and 38632?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38616 and 38632 is 8.

GCF(38616,38632) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38616 and 38632, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38616 and 38632.

How to find the GCF of 38616 and 38632?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38616 and 38632. After we will calculate the factors of 38616 and 38632 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38616

Prime factors of 38616 are 2, 3, 1609. Prime factorization of 38616 in exponential form is:

38616 = 2³ × 3¹ × 1609¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38632

Prime factors of 38632 are 2, 11, 439. Prime factorization of 38632 in exponential form is:

38632 = 2³ × 11¹ × 439¹

Step-3: Factors of 38616

List of positive integer factors of 38616 that divides 38616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 1609, 3218, 4827, 6436, 9654, 12872, 19308

Step-4: Factors of 38632

List of positive integer factors of 38632 that divides 38616 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 22, 44, 88, 439, 878, 1756, 3512, 4829, 9658, 19316

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38616 and 38632. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38616 and 38632 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38616 and 38632