What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38652 and 38661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38652 and 38661 is 3.

GCF(38652,38661) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38652 and 38661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38652 and 38661.

How to find the GCF of 38652 and 38661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38652 and 38661. After we will calculate the factors of 38652 and 38661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: 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-2: Prime Factorization of 38661

Prime factors of 38661 are 3, 7, 263. Prime factorization of 38661 in exponential form is:

38661 = 3¹ × 7² × 263¹

Step-3: Factors of 38652

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

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

Step-4: Factors of 38661

List of positive integer factors of 38661 that divides 38652 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 147, 263, 789, 1841, 5523, 12887

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38652 and 38661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38652 and 38661 is 3.

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