What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38642 and 38653?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38642 and 38653 is 1.

GCF(38642,38653) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38642 and 38653, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38642 and 38653.

How to find the GCF of 38642 and 38653?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38642 and 38653. After we will calculate the factors of 38642 and 38653 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38642

Prime factors of 38642 are 2, 139. Prime factorization of 38642 in exponential form is:

38642 = 2¹ × 139²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38653

Prime factors of 38653 are 38653. Prime factorization of 38653 in exponential form is:

38653 = 38653¹

Step-3: Factors of 38642

List of positive integer factors of 38642 that divides 38642 without a remainder.

1, 2, 139, 278, 19321

Step-4: Factors of 38653

List of positive integer factors of 38653 that divides 38642 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38642 and 38653. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38642 and 38653 is 1.

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