What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38648 and 38652?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38648 and 38652 is 4.

GCF(38648,38652) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38648 and 38652, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38648 and 38652.

How to find the GCF of 38648 and 38652?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38648 and 38652. After we will calculate the factors of 38648 and 38652 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38648

Prime factors of 38648 are 2, 4831. Prime factorization of 38648 in exponential form is:

38648 = 2³ × 4831¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38652

Prime factors of 38652 are 2, 3, 3221. Prime factorization of 38652 in exponential form is:

38652 = 2² × 3¹ × 3221¹

Step-3: Factors of 38648

List of positive integer factors of 38648 that divides 38648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 8, 4831, 9662, 19324

Step-4: Factors of 38652

List of positive integer factors of 38652 that divides 38648 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 3221, 6442, 9663, 12884, 19326

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38648 and 38652. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38648 and 38652 is 4.

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