What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38617 and 38629?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38617 and 38629 is 1.

GCF(38617,38629) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38617 and 38629, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38617 and 38629.

How to find the GCF of 38617 and 38629?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38617 and 38629. After we will calculate the factors of 38617 and 38629 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38617

Prime factors of 38617 are 23, 73. Prime factorization of 38617 in exponential form is:

38617 = 23² × 73¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38629

Prime factors of 38629 are 38629. Prime factorization of 38629 in exponential form is:

38629 = 38629¹

Step-3: Factors of 38617

List of positive integer factors of 38617 that divides 38617 without a remainder.

1, 23, 73, 529, 1679

Step-4: Factors of 38629

List of positive integer factors of 38629 that divides 38617 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38617 and 38629. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38617 and 38629 is 1.

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