What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38635 and 38650?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38635 and 38650 is 5.

GCF(38635,38650) = 5

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38635 and 38650, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38635 and 38650.

How to find the GCF of 38635 and 38650?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38635 and 38650. After we will calculate the factors of 38635 and 38650 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38635

Prime factors of 38635 are 5, 7727. Prime factorization of 38635 in exponential form is:

38635 = 5¹ × 7727¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38650

Prime factors of 38650 are 2, 5, 773. Prime factorization of 38650 in exponential form is:

38650 = 2¹ × 5² × 773¹

Step-3: Factors of 38635

List of positive integer factors of 38635 that divides 38635 without a remainder.

1, 5, 7727

Step-4: Factors of 38650

List of positive integer factors of 38650 that divides 38635 without a remainder.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 773, 1546, 3865, 7730, 19325

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38635 and 38650. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38635 and 38650 is 5.

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