What is the Greatest Common Factor of 38718 and 38723?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 38718 and 38723 is 1.

GCF(38718,38723) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 38718 and 38723, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 38718 and 38723.

How to find the GCF of 38718 and 38723?

We will first find the prime factorization of 38718 and 38723. After we will calculate the factors of 38718 and 38723 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 38718

Prime factors of 38718 are 2, 3, 239. Prime factorization of 38718 in exponential form is:

38718 = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 239¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 38723

Prime factors of 38723 are 38723. Prime factorization of 38723 in exponential form is:

38723 = 38723¹

Step-3: Factors of 38718

List of positive integer factors of 38718 that divides 38718 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, 81, 162, 239, 478, 717, 1434, 2151, 4302, 6453, 12906, 19359

Step-4: Factors of 38723

List of positive integer factors of 38723 that divides 38718 without a remainder.

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 38718 and 38723. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 38718 and 38723 is 1.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 38718 and 38723