What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38680 and 38688?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38680 and 38688 is 8.

GCF(38680,38688) = 8

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38680 and 38688, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38680 and 38688.

How to find the GCF of 38680 and 38688?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38680 and 38688. After we will calculate the factors of 38680 and 38688 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38680

Prime factors of 38680 are 2, 5, 967. Prime factorization of 38680 in exponential form is:

38680 = 2³ × 5¹ × 967¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38688

Prime factors of 38688 are 2, 3, 13, 31. Prime factorization of 38688 in exponential form is:

38688 = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 31¹

Step-3: Factors of 38680

List of positive integer factors of 38680 that divides 38680 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40, 967, 1934, 3868, 4835, 7736, 9670, 19340

Step-4: Factors of 38688

List of positive integer factors of 38688 that divides 38680 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 16, 24, 26, 31, 32, 39, 48, 52, 62, 78, 93, 96, 104, 124, 156, 186, 208, 248, 312, 372, 403, 416, 496, 624, 744, 806, 992, 1209, 1248, 1488, 1612, 2418, 2976, 3224, 4836, 6448, 9672, 12896, 19344

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38680 and 38688. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38680 and 38688 is 8.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38680 and 38688