What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38652 and 38664?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38652 and 38664 is 12.

GCF(38652,38664) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38652 and 38664, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38652 and 38664.

How to find the GCF of 38652 and 38664?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38652 and 38664. After we will calculate the factors of 38652 and 38664 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 38664

Prime factors of 38664 are 2, 3, 179. Prime factorization of 38664 in exponential form is:

38664 = 2³ × 3³ × 179¹

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 38664

List of positive integer factors of 38664 that divides 38652 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 54, 72, 108, 179, 216, 358, 537, 716, 1074, 1432, 1611, 2148, 3222, 4296, 4833, 6444, 9666, 12888, 19332

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38652 and 38664. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38652 and 38664 is 12.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38652 and 38664